![]() ![]() And that means riding desperately close to another rider’s wheel. Road bikes are short for a simple reason: riders need to gain any possible aero or positional advantage in a group. The risk with transposing road or cyclo-cross geometry to gravel bikes is that drafting and lightning-quick steering feedback aren’t that beneficial in gravel riding. Merida-silex-9000-riding-3-gravel descending.jpeg, by Suvi Loponen Gravel bike geometry: why road bike geometry can’t be ‘all-terrain’ Or change its steering performance and terrain interaction. Altering tube angles by only half a degree can dramatically reposition a rider on the bike. Small changes yield significant outcomes on any frame’s geometry chart. Geometry is the mathematical foundation that predicts frame performance, for a specific riding purpose. Cyclo-cross bikes are shorter than gravel bikes, with steeper head angles. ![]() But those frames are designed to excel at powering up short, grassy climbs not to mention be easy to shoulder or carry upstairs and over obstacles. Cyclo-cross racing is a popular winter training alternative for northern hemisphere riders. Gravel bikes aren’t the first drop-bar bikes to venture off-road.
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