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Bike Fitter RANKS Gravel Bikes Worst to Best



Gravel bikes are a great choice of bike for many cyclists, but they are not all created equal and some of them are quite aggressive racing bikes. Bike Fitter James Thomas Ranks them from worst to best in his opinion.

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50 Comments

  5. @RicardoRocha-lg1xo

    I always find it interesting that James, being so honest and critical, has such great comments about Open. I mostly hear complains about their QC and such

  8. @larryt.atcycleitalia5786

    So super-short and super-tall is the dogs bollocks? Based on how many people one can put on 'em and end up with something that kinda/sorta works? I have to admit modern gravel bike sizing makes zero sense to me and trying to figure out the geo/spec sheets is as frustrating as getting advice from the makers or so-called experts, who one would think might actually know what they're talking about? I'm convinced now the ONLY way is to visit shops that actually have the bike you want in various sizes so you can try 'em on for-size. The rest is just a "scientific-wild-assed-guess" as they say!

  10. @dcltdw

    Huzzah for mentioning lower price points. Totes cool if someone wants to pay $5K or more for a bike (it's your money, not mine), but it's nice to hear discussion about <= $1K bikes.

  12. @ronadler4442

    OK. I’m canceling my order to buy the Trek Check point because they come with a removal frame protector against gravel chipping away the paint job. Lucky I watched this review on time.

  13. @edscoble

    How about adding closed captioning instead of relying on the dreaded ancient auto captioining from YouTube to make your content accessible?

  21. @tenfourproductionsllc

    It's been interesting over the years to see the bike trends on the internet……. fixies, then the 33inch over sized tire craze, then it was fat tire bikes, and now gravel bikes….

  24. @iecrime

    Don't want to sound defensive but cannondale's smartsense is terrific. Had the topstone without it but now have a synapse that I'll take on fire roads and gravel paths once in awhile. I get why some don't like the integration, but it has been a big plus for me; I usually have to ride miles on paved roads and often in darker light even if on a gravel ride.

  28. @thmusic7214

    I have the earlier triban grvl, its overall great but I find it lacking in compliance. Only fits 42mm tyres at 650b vs 50 on the newer frame

  32. @user-ep6iw9he7e

    Bianchi Arcadex has even higher stack than Pinarello at similar effective length given, one of the highest stack/reach ratio out there.

  34. @nielsperdijk1175

    Hijacking this video for a question to James and the community for a fit question: Has anyone experienced Sesamoiditis or pain around that area under the foot? Could cleat postion or cleat type be a reason? Or not enough arch support?

  35. @Biggsy76

    You say how great the triban is because it has mounting points galore, then all the top end bike shave zero mounting points but you don't mark them down. Makes no sense. This list is pointless.

  36. @tolitsdterrible4785

    I love how these Brits talk like they know everything about bikes to cars, well, almost everything actually but can't make any of those properly. Lol! 😅

  37. @jduarte1506

    Hello, good video, I wanted your opinion on which one of these bikes you think is better, Canyon Grizl CF SLX 8 Di2, FOCUS ATLAS 8.8 23, Salsa CUTTHROAT C GRX 810 2X

  40. @josephjohns2959

    I can get a killer deal on the Scott Addict Gravel 20, question is do I go with a small or medium? 176cmtall with about a 84/84.5 inseam

  41. @sacristar

    I'm new to this and just watching videos and reading comments. Lots of hating on this one, but not a lot of counterpoints delivered. So all in all really not helpful.

  42. @ShafinRehman

    As an owner of a 2022 Scott Addict Gravel 30, not sure I agree with your assessment of the bike. Yes, it is racier than other gravel bikes but it's still decently comfortable and versatile. I'm probably a bit shorter than average height but no issues in terms of comfort with mine over 3000 kms. Helps that it's just generally pretty fast, on paavement or gravel.

  44. @pingpongballz5998

    I have a Trek Checkpoint. He's right. It does have a very looooooong reach. I'm probably gonna swap out the 80mm stem to a 70 or 60mm.

  45. @rei6nfps

    The scott addict in the video has the most beautiful frame I’ve ever seen on a gravelbike. Especially with the scott lettering on the upper right part.

  48. @basengelblik5199

    650B and 700C tire widths … what are you talking about?
    Be the bike fitter, but with all due respect leave the tech to someone else and why is nobody in your team reviewing this? Feel free to consult me for some advice.

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