• i_love_FFT@jlai.lu
    6·
    3 days ago

    So basically the “mountain bike” I had as a kid, before the started adding fancy shock absorbers and disk brakes?

    All right, now I want a gravel bike too!

    • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      3 days ago

      You had a mountainbike with drop bars?
      Unusual.

      Also: Basically all gravelbikes come with disc brakes, major distinction to roadbikes.

      I had a Randonneur-like bike in my youth in the 80s, which had some features common with the recent gravelbikes.

      I liked it very much, so was very happy when gravelbikes became a thing 10 years ago or so.

        • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de
          1·
          2 days ago

          Different kind of drop bars than on a road bike, though: Wider and more upright sitting position.
          Worth trying out at least once when looking for a new bike.