Is there a gravel bike community here yet? I miss r/gravelcycling but have hesitated just remaking all niche communities because of demand and userbase
Also was it a pain in the ass(literally) to ride on rough surface?
I wouldn't really say literally, but it's definitely a learning curve. I did not expect it to be that technical from the photos I saw beforehand, but it was full of holes and loose sand on some places, and regular ramps of 15%-18%. I could do with an 11-40 instead of the 11-34 it came with rofl.
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AchtungDrempels@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
lovesickoyster@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 3y
thank you! still feels a little bit like riding a tractor with the ultra wide handlebars but I guess people get used to it 😂
Uranium_Green@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 3y
Wow that view is stunning!
Can you explain what makes it gravel bike as opposed to a mountain/off-road bike, or are the terms effectively synonymous?
lovesickoyster@lemmy.one · 5 pts · 3y
it's like a road bike with wider tires, nothing special - it's much faster on light gravel and pretty decent on pavement as well.
lom@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
Damn! Where is this?
lovesickoyster@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 3y
Slovenia
robotdna@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Is there a gravel bike community here yet? I miss r/gravelcycling but have hesitated just remaking all niche communities because of demand and userbase
bc3114@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y
Nice view! Also was it a pain in the ass(literally) to ride on rough surface? I'm really interested and plan to purchase my first bicycle this year:)
lovesickoyster@lemmy.one · 1 pts · 3y
I wouldn't really say literally, but it's definitely a learning curve. I did not expect it to be that technical from the photos I saw beforehand, but it was full of holes and loose sand on some places, and regular ramps of 15%-18%. I could do with an 11-40 instead of the 11-34 it came with rofl.
ikka@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 3y
Beautiful mountains! I deeply crave moving to a mountainous area in the states.
lovesickoyster@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
i heard boulder is the place to be for cycling on more than one occasion :)
ikka@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 3y
I will check it out!