What's your favourite tech from the All Things Gravel expo?

@owenpreece4508

6 жыл бұрын

GCN Tech the new salsa

@fishyphish7398

6 жыл бұрын

I trust the guy rom fsa, that compact chainset yum 😀

@ketogenerreini1690

6 жыл бұрын

Lauf and the Fatbike, I own a Fatbike with Lauf Carbonara.

@mitchrapp9727

6 жыл бұрын

The Moots bike 👍

@highwayvagabonds474

6 жыл бұрын

Trek Checkpoint.....I think that's in my near future!

Katherine’s sock game is top notch. She is a natural on camera as well.👍🏽

I enjoyed her presenting skills. Great questions!

@GuyRWood

6 жыл бұрын

I was just going to say exactly the same thing. She needs to drop the rising inflection style of questioning. The Australians do it and it's very grating.

@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, everyone should speak the same way, reguardless where they come from. Should they have the same skin color too? Morons.

@ronaldeccles7378

5 жыл бұрын

True

@markxkovacic

5 жыл бұрын

@@GuyRWood Not grating to me all.

@trevekneebone369

4 жыл бұрын

@Anon Ymous Drives me insane!

Katherine is doing a wonderful job as a presenter and is a DOLL! That British accent is so lovely. :)

Fantastic presenter!

Well done Katherine!

She's good - If you're not planning on it, you should add her to your regular line up. Thumbs up!

What a good presenter work Katherine do!

Just WOW on Katherine's presentation! I rarely comment here on KZread, but I really want to say that she is just brilliant. Natural flow, pleasant voice (female chocolate voice even?!) and most importantly she really knows what she's talking about. We want to see more of her, don't we?

As someone coming over from the MTB world I love all the talk about gravel bikes on the channel recently.

Great episode...presenter Katherine is doing a terrific job and keeps the interviews moving along with interesting questions. Lot to like here👍

Is Katherine going to be a regular on GCN? She's a natural and one tough cyclist too (DK200 rider)

@slimelord314

6 жыл бұрын

John Day I think they mentioned she's the social media strategist, so I think yes and no. Her main role is not presenting but I can see them pulling her into the gravel/off-road stuff

@fernandoroman6494

6 жыл бұрын

yeah they should! She is great!

@seanr5332

6 жыл бұрын

nicer to look at than matt, thats for sure : p

@Gallyga

6 жыл бұрын

She is incredibly natural in front of camera isn't she?

I really enjoyed Katherine's presenting. She is a natural. I attended the gravel expo and rode the DK200, I saw some tech that I missed at the gravel expo.

@gcntech

6 жыл бұрын

How did you find it Douglas?

As someone, who fell between road cycling and mountain biking, I've always dreamed of allowing myself to put drop bars on a MBT frame. You guys have me so excited about gravel/touring. Please.... please continue the good work!

@gcn

6 жыл бұрын

YES! It's totally a thing, make it happen 👊

@patthewoodboy

6 жыл бұрын

I did just that , drops on an old MTB that I had . Fitted barend shifters .. worked well , but then I bought a Gravel bike and its perfect for where I ride.

@chris1275cc

6 жыл бұрын

Do it! I built one from an old mid 90s Steel Saracen fame 1X10 (sunrace 14-38 and 38t oval up front) whole project cost less than £200 and it's loads of fun to ride, my Ti road and CF MTB aren't getting a look in at the moment. Bit of advice if you do: get one of those cheap (and crappy) adjustable handlebar stems temperately so you can dial in the angle you need, once you're happy with it measure the angle and replace with a standard type.

Katherine is the best GCN presenter imho, she has the right vibes

Amazing video... Please can we have more Katherine on GCN?

@4WDBearAus

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, when will she be back? Feel like we haven't seen much of her!

Great job, Katherine, doing the gravel products rounds.

Great job, Katherine.

GCN’s female presenters are killing it. Really enjoying the changes and new voices.

Cool video! Although I seriously think some of those bikes were just hardtails with a different haircut 😀

@theoretically3130

6 жыл бұрын

Matheus Barbosa that’s a great way to put it

@slimelord314

6 жыл бұрын

Theo Gelber thanks brother. Nothing against it, just my thoughts haha

@siemens198195

6 жыл бұрын

The Trek with the 2.1 tires is literally a mountain bike with swapped out fork and handlebar

@slimelord314

6 жыл бұрын

Lars van de Velde that's when you don't want to admit that you like mountain biking 😂

@omera967

6 жыл бұрын

Truth. Why not just monster cross then? 🤔

Great video, thanks

Katherine is good. Instant fan.

Thank you for the info

Great video thanks for the insight into the gravel world.

Very enjoyable to watch and knowledgeable questions from a racer that knows.

Need more videos with the beautiful Katherine!! 😍😍

ANOTHER EXCELLENT VIDEO KATHERINE!

Quite nicely done, very informative and engaging. Impressive performance to finish your Dirty Kanza.

Already a thumbs up for a video in the States, nothing beats hearing all those haRd R's on GCN!!

Very well presented! We'll keep her!

Great video, great presenter. More Katherine on GCN please.

she is an amazing presenter. Know's her bikes and is fun to listen to!

New Katherine fan here! Keep her hosting!

Home town pride! I think it’s so cool gcn came. I’ve only been cycling for the last year and this channel was my go to for info (and now gmbn). I wish I would have kept up to have known you were coming. Please please please come again next year!

@gcntech

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for having us!

Congratulations on your finish Catherine.

Katie and Si on the GGN channel! Make it so!

agreed, More Kathrine on GCN! and amazing video as well. very interesting to see all the gravel tech, and wish it had a segment in the normal gcn tech episodes as well.

GCN cutie!

More Katherine on the channel!

Great video love the gravel tech

@gcntech

6 жыл бұрын

Do you ride 'gravel' Owen?

fantastic job - natural presenter

It feels so unusual hearing an American accent on GCN.

She's really good man, really good!

great presenting.

Katherine is awesome as a presenter, makes me want to try gravel ! But when I see these suspension forks I'm wondering if I should just keep my mtb

@MAGAIVER

6 жыл бұрын

xGshikamaru I do my gravel riding on a rigid 29er and I love it. However I'd love to have a proper gravel bike because n+1.

@billinhouston3291

6 жыл бұрын

When you really see through the marketing, these are hard tail 29ers with drop bars and narrower tires. And is there really that much benefit to drop bars?

@williamkeys5701

6 жыл бұрын

People have been building that bike for years. Get a Karate Monkey frame and set it up with drop/flared bars. Instant gravel weapon with the option of running some seriously wide rubber.

@diamantisathanasopoulos1479

6 жыл бұрын

yes there is if you have to go a long distance. You have at least 3 different hand positions which releaves tension on the long rides plus the aero benefits, it adds up even if you don't notice it in a quick ride.

@borderlands6606

6 жыл бұрын

The tourer-CX-MTB-adventure spectrum is in the eye of the beholder, which is why gravel bikes are already splintering into suspended, multi chain ring versions. Flat bars are just around the corner. It's nice that gravel bikes exist but they lack a specific place in bike taxonomy. The only novel factor is their vast sprocket capacity, which is a mixed blessing with a single ring. Unless you're long distance gravel racing, I can't see anything a hard tail, cyclo cross or touring bike couldn't cope with.

Fantastic job on hosting this. Sadly all my road frames barely fit 25c tires, so it looks like I'm going to have to buy a new frame. Oh what will I do?

All this tech looks great, but it’s proof that gravel bikes are just mountain bikes with drop bars

@ivanboesky1520

5 жыл бұрын

burp......

Katherine is a great presenter! Look forward to seeing more from her!

Katharine did a great job! That fat tire bike did look cool.

New Donnelly CX tire in July! I hope it’s an aggressive low profile type tread. Like a Terreno dry or challenge chicane. Hope it comes in a 31, so UCI legal on wide tubeless rums.

I will wait for the Salsa front suspension and 650b tires..... My favorite...

Add Kathrine to the GCN crew, well done!

Aren't we just witnessing the invention of the 29er mtb for the second time?

@owenrodgers8020

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Tidman Tidman hell its the 27.5 as well... I also don’t get why you would flare your drop bars, instead of just riding straight bars... it’s all a bit peculiar

@luisvega903

6 жыл бұрын

Owen Rodgers what I dont seem to understand is why arent very many people talking about flaired bars, gottem on my plus and road bike, deff worth a try

Another cool video GCN! I feel bad for the athletes who have to pretend that they consume their sponsor drinks. i.e 2:58-4:06 sporting his sponsor drink clearly like he quickly had to grab it before the video.

wait... could i fit a sram 22 on a mountain bike? Is it working?

Tash! Magnum is back

Durango, CO is a bad ass place to bike camp hike.

I think GCN have found themselves a new presenter!

Are the guys from Lauf laufing at you when you called their leaf springs fiberglass panels??

Bring on Katherine for the Global Gravel Network!

FSA super compact being a new thing - if you'd just stick with an old school square taper 110/74 crank you could have what ever chain ring combinations you want, from places like Spa Cycles.

5:52 check out the women climbing the fence. What a pro!

3:30 how does he hold that redbull? really drinking it aye? LOL

@briancohen1967

6 жыл бұрын

sponsor's

Fat bikes are damn good on gravel. Surprised more people are not using them for it!

Would like to see more of what pedal/shoes combos people prefer on these types of events. Is there more using road pedals/shoes, mtb pedals/ shoes or flats?

@MAGAIVER

6 жыл бұрын

MrHockaluger as far as I know the Giro Empire VR90 is the most popular gravel shoe, and clipless pedals are probably the most used. Not sure which brand of pedals though.

It's a big question: if all these bikes are getting 2"+ tires, dropper posts, and suspension, why not just use a hardtail MTB? what even is the difference anymore?

@simongeeves9662

6 жыл бұрын

Helicase21, I agree. this whole genre has no idea what the F is going on. If you replaced the drop bars with a flat bar on a 2"+ suspension gravel bike and compared it to a hardtail MTB with drop bars, the same tires, the only measurable difference would be the front wheel suspended travel. The comments would be " man this hardtail has no front suspention travel but its so hardcore, ya gotta be on your game to appreciate the sublime handling, I love it" and then " this gravel bike has such plushness yet point it at any single track and it will devour it like a hungry wolf, what a perfect gravel machine when the road gets narly". What a joke

@offefone1669

6 жыл бұрын

It's called progress. Now we have the technology and capability to make the perfect bike for just one occasion or one bike for every occasion that is the most optimized and comfortable it can be.

@simongeeves9662

6 жыл бұрын

OffEfOne When you say "we have the technology" are you talking about the company you work for or you and your friend? Or better still, are you looking for a sales/marketing job for a major bike brand?

@offefone1669

6 жыл бұрын

We as a humankind, we have the capability and I have the capability to be a part of it creating, for example just seatposts. But just like we can cut normal cars emissions to half or farm more environmentally friendly vegetables, we can and absolutely should build bicycles that are optimized for every individuals needs.

@chris1275cc

6 жыл бұрын

+OffEfOne Although I agree with what you say "we have the technology" and [we] "should build bicycles that are optimized for every individuals needs" I think the question being asked here is: Is this new tech or just a HT MTB's with drop bars? And if that is the case is it fair to call it progress when people have been building drop bar MTB'S/monster-cross bikes for decades?

Where can I get a moustache like that!

Great stuff, Katherine! I've been eyeing a Salsa Ti Fargo as my next "gravel" bike. Some great stuff you showed that I'm definitely going to look at for future changes to my bikes.

I just clicked because I saw Katherine doing the presentation :D

The Ti fatbike.

Gravel is the new hipster band; everyone wants to point out how they were doing it before it was cool.

@gcntech

5 жыл бұрын

😂

Great stuff. What bikes did the winners ride?

@gcntech

6 жыл бұрын

Cannondales! Ted King and Katie Keough.

@johnbouttell5827

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

The gentleman at 5:15 has beaten Si in the "sweat on pink shirts" matter

1:57 Frankenstein bike!

@patthewoodboy

6 жыл бұрын

I called my MTB with drop bars and a mix of parts "Frankenbike"

Few things: 1)That Lauf fork @1:35 is probably the neatest thing I've seen since the Cannondale Lefty, even though it's got a bit of a "reinventing the wheel" syndrome. What are the advantages to that design over trad. suspension fork? 2) how did Katherine not tan, let alone burst into flames at Kanza? I needed shades to even look at her. 3) why does the comments section get cringey whenever there's a female GCN presenter?

More Kathrine, she's terrific!

@4:30 that's not FSA it's Vision ;)

Xc with drop bars xD

What is dropper seat post?

@chris1275cc

6 жыл бұрын

It's a seat post that's basically a hydraulic ram found mainly on mountain bikes, they are controlled by a switch/lever on either the handlebars or under the seat it's self. Sit on the seat and hit the switch the seat drops down so you can lean back off the bike for short steep descents, stand on the pedals and hit the switch again the seat returns to full height.

I must say it's a relief to see a woman presenting. And an added bonus is that she's great at it! So that makes me wonder: why not sooner?

@gamby16a

6 жыл бұрын

Dextriathlon Have you missed regular presenter Emma Pooley over the past few months?

What is the UK version of DK 200?

@gcntech

6 жыл бұрын

The Dirty Reiver - gonna give it a go?

I think i would prefer a regular fork Suspension over the Lauf Suspension because it doesn't look like it will last long

i'm an avid mountain biker but finding myself very attracted to gravel riding, DK / DR etc, thinking about converting my spare hardtail mtb to a gravel type bike by changing out the bars for the drop type, do you think it's worth the effort ?

@gcn

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, what have you got to lose?

@fernandoroman6494

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. Some of the bikes shown here were literally just that. Specially if its a bike that you dont ride that much anymore because maybe you have another, more aggressive, MTB. I personally would go for less knobby tires than one would normally run for MTB. The only thing to be aware of is compatibility of the MTB derailleurs with drop bar shifters. If its Sram exact actuation you are safe and only have to get the shifters. If its shimano you have a lot more research to do, might even need to buy new derailleurs or a pull ratio converter that Wolftooth makes.

@patthewoodboy

6 жыл бұрын

do it

at what point are we until we are just running mtb with drop bars on?

In the US in the early days of cycling before 1900, all bikes had to be gravel bikes. There weren't that many paved roads.

So... New wave gravel bikes are short travel hardtails with dropper bars. It makes sense, but it kind of misses the point of blasting down gravel roads with a road style bike. Do I now need an aero road bike, cyclocross bike, gravel bike, hardtail, and full-suspension bike to have a complete stable? Oh don't forget the fat bike for snow.

@chris1275cc

6 жыл бұрын

You forgot BMX, Dirt Jumper, E-Bike, Recumbent, Hybrid, Slalom, Trial and no stable is complete with out at least one Penny Farthing. n+1 :)

Katherine is great--you need to make her a regular!

1:56... So basically...with having a dropbar (with the brake lever and shifter of course) and a hardtail mtb...technically...you have 2 types of bikes

GGRN?

Funny how he says Usuahia

wii hiii a dooty kanza

4:22 not FSA, Vision.

a full suspension gravel bike .. I'm not sure i get that.

Are those enve rims tubeless? I'd assume no without the hook. Making a rim that isn't tubeless for gravel seems odd.

@envecompositesvideo

6 жыл бұрын

Gravel Cycling Yes, they are absolutely tubeless. In general, hookless rims are for tubeless use only. The wide hookless bead technology feature is to prevent pinch flats of the tubeless tire itself.

@gravelcycling9267

6 жыл бұрын

Why don't you guys just say that more clearly? even on your website it says it one place (in the last sentence of the G25 'Full Details' page. Tubeless compatibility is a huge annoyance in gravel from tires to rims and you would do yourself a favor by being more clear about it. Nobody walks into shops asking for "hookless rims". #sheesh

Gravel with a suspension fork = hardtail XC WITH drop bars Eventually they’ll have a gravel bike with 200 mm of travel front and rear. And have races on fire roads with berms, and table tops...

The Salsa warbird wants to be a mountain bike.

so, gravel bike are showing their true nature... which is front suspension MTB ; )

Ok now make a Global GravelBike Network

Where did Katherine come from?

british and American accent in one video

@C345OFR

6 жыл бұрын

British accent with upward inflection. Gets really annoying, really quickly.