I really enjoy your videos. Informative and entertaining. Thank you for your efforts.

Great presentation. Thanks. Informative and entertaining.

Great video, excellent tips and suggestions for bag management for adventure rides.

This is why I buy Restrap products, these guys actually use what they sell AND these videos are an excellent way to promote their products. Keep up the good work.

nice video. good information.

Loved the final speech....

Thank you Mr 🐞

I love gravel bike I hope one day I will buy

One day I will have it gravel bike the best bicycle

This was valuable. Thanks! I'm trying to decide between a gravel and a MTB.

Great 😊

My gravel bike isn't very special except to me. I'm running a Poseidon Redwood that I upgraded the crankset and tires on, added a couple bags and a light and I just love it!

@Restrapltd

Жыл бұрын

That's all that matters! Keep having fun and enjoying it. All bikes are gravel bikes, really ;)

Glad I got a gravel bike a yr agop and still haven't even scratched the surface of it

Loved this vid, absolutely on the mark as to what you need to consider when starting out on this money pit of an adventure 😮😂🙀 Brought myself a cheap secondhand frame off ebay 😮 Fortunately for me🤔 my son is in the business 😁 So my bike will be festooned with top end sram 'red' 'axs' 'zipp' and reverb 😎🥳 Lucky lucky me🤪 On a serious note, you could quite as easily do it on a real budget, just use the bike you have, or borrow one from a mate or neighbour (if you haven't got one, why not ask someone.🤔if you don't ask you won't get, and what's the worst that can happen is they say no??) , or there are some bike charities about, the bike kitchen in Reading is one , where they sell secondhand bikes cheap. I think the real winners are anybody who has a bike, no mater of how expensive or cheap it is? As long as you use it😁😎👍

I'm glad you brought tubes but it looks like you forgot a pump lol

Nice video. Btw, just for the sake of the literary facts, mama bear's porridge was too cold...;)

Question from a Gravel newbie: Where do yo leave your bike when you need to enter supermarket etc? You leave it unlocked outside?

@the5thpc808

Жыл бұрын

If I don’t have a lock with me, I usually just take my bike into the store. I’ve never had any problems doing that where I live, but it could be different elsewhere. I live in a pretty rural area though so even a cheap lightweight bike lock is usually enough to protect your ride because it’s uncommon for people to cut bike locks here.

What light mount are you using on that bike? I’ve been looking for something I can put on the forks

@Restrapltd

Жыл бұрын

This is a Paul Components Gino Light Mount :)

Bike geometry is definitely all about Pythagoras and hypothenuse; all of it.

This new guy is funny, more of him!

What you can add into 101 version 2 video is what kind of off-road tracks gravel bike can ride on. I have really hard time to find video that shows how rocky track gravel bike can handle, and where is the limit.

@Restrapltd

3 ай бұрын

This is a question with a million answers - really what this boils down to is: - Your tyres - Your bike - Your skill level In a nutshell, 'gravel' can be anything you're physically capable of riding. If you're capable, you could take on mountain bike trails and routes on a gravel bike but as a general rule you want to aim for that sweet spot where the trail would be too easy on a mountain bike and not passable on a road bike. Rocky sections/rock gardens or technical sections will be your biggest obstacle, as a full/front suspension MTB can take it on quite easily, but a gravel bike is going to struggle.

I now don't run 42mm pathfinders on my 2020 Diverge - even if the "big S" say you can, scratches on the inside of fork blades and the chain stays say you can't! Now run 40mm max on my Diverge...

What’s list price?

Is a Gravel Bike faster than a Cross Country bike? Because suspension is suppose to help you go faster isn't it? I know when I rode my cyclocross bike on gravel it was harder to control and beat the shit out of my body. I hated it.

@Restrapltd

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the terrain - the rougher the terrain the more suspension is going to help you. If you're on rocky/muddy terrain then a XC bike is likely going to be faster and more comfortable over the technical terrain, but on roads and easy gravel, a gravel bike will always be faster.

whats that cap you are wearing mate ?

@Restrapltd

Жыл бұрын

That's a cap for this year's Pan Celtic racers, by our good friends at Albion. They do similar caps on their store though, check them out!

@riskyrax

Жыл бұрын

@@Restrapltd heck yeah thnks they are dope!

Here is what you REALLY need to know: 1. Get on any bike. (you dont need a gravel bike) 2. Ride on a gravel track

I am somewhat new to cycling. I own a gravel bike and have been riding on pavement. I ended up on a loose gravel road. I felt nervous and bike was unsteady. Will it get easier the more I ride on gravel? Thanks

@stevesmith1810

Ай бұрын

probably, but you may need different tires as well depending on the surface

@reeseprince8

6 күн бұрын

Go with a lower tyre pressure as well

@stevesmith1810

6 күн бұрын

two weeks after i sent this i had a bad slip on really loose gravel and tore my arm to hell. reminder to be careful when leaning over on unfamiliar gravel :P

@reeseprince8

6 күн бұрын

@@stevesmith1810 yh I don't really go too quick on the gravel,I travel long distances and feel like it's more the adventure,not to get to A-B as fast as possible

@stevesmith1810

6 күн бұрын

@@reeseprince8 i was on a quick 5 mile sprint ride and decided to take the gravel route home lol, it was a mistake...i usually do longer slower rides lol

What bike is that? That’s in the video?

@Restrapltd

7 ай бұрын

The bike is a Specialized Diverge :)

Maps? I guess if you’re somewhere where your GPS device doesn’t work.

the dud is shooootin in the woods

Gravel riding ? lol😂😆 i've been riding my bike/s on multiple surfaces since i was 4 years old ( now 78) ,was i riding gravel all that time and didn't know it ? 😆😎

@Restrapltd

4 ай бұрын

We don't even have gravel in the UK. It's just rocky mud

@siriosstar4789

4 ай бұрын

lol 😂

@reeseprince8

6 күн бұрын

​@@Restrapltdis a lot of gravel in Suffolk