Show us your Gravel Bikes

[M_Chavez]

Thanks - I've missed the Velo Orange one. Looks nice. But at that price...
I mean, I love my wife, but a £1k frameset is a bit over the top... (and can't be too far from a hand-built frame?). If she starts riding as much as me, I'll think about it

 

[grantoury]

Crust make some nice rando framesets, not cheap though

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Brian Rourke 631 touring frames from £1200 from memory.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Winston vaz, 853 from £1500.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Especially for 650B. Hence the question about modern (i.e. being produced now) equivalents.

May I add, that a trend to market a disk-brake "gravel" frameset as both 700c and 650B is, imho, nonsense.
If a bike is built for 650B geometry with 45-48mm tyres, you're unlikely to fit a 700c with anything more than 25-28c into it. If it's built for 700c 48c geometry, swapping them for 650B won't give you the same ride, so it's a very long shot to say that it's a 650B bike.

Bike brands who say a frame is "perfect" for both sizes loose my respect.
The frame geometry for a bike with a 650x54 fat tyre would be different to 700x28, and the space between the stays or fork blades should relate to the tyre width.

I do feel the same with:
the belt drive stay split and/or eccentric bb with derailleur hanger
- just get the right frame!

Both Canti bosses and disc mounts on a frame are forgivable though - like unused touring or guard bosses.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Bike brands who say a frame is "perfect" for both sizes loose my respect.
The frame geometry for a bike with a 650x54 fat tyre would be different to 700x28, and the space between the stays or fork blades should relate to the tyre width.

I do feel the same with:
the belt drive stay split and/or eccentric bb with derailleur hanger
- just get the right frame!

Both Canti bosses and disc mounts on a frame are forgivable though - like unused touring or guard bosses.

I cut the disc mounts off of my Sardar, they were fugly

 

[Imlach]

is this a show your gravel bike thread or a committee meeting

 

[grantoury]

I think a road/gravel frame can be used with 650b and 700c wheels very well, but the character of the ride will change.

Nothing against versatility either, especially when buying a frameset, which will give you lots of options to build it.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

is this a show your gravel bike thread or a committee meeting

Dunno

 

[Imlach]

If I had to have a gravel bike I'd have rons alumalith