Bicicletas de grava/ciclocross

Gravel Bikes

What is a gravel bike? Much like an overbuilt road bike, or an underbuilt cross country mountain bike, gravel bikes have flared carbon fiber drop bars and 700c or 29 inch aluminum or carbon wheels. Oftentimes, a gravel bike will have a front suspension fork, though a full rigid frame and fork are most common. Front and rear suspension on gravel bikes is less popular. Gravel biking is a popular segment of bike riding, if not the fastest growing cycling category and gravel bike racing has become an exciting aspect of cycling. Many former or retired road bike racing professionals have become gravel racers with more involvement of the UCI. Components offered from Shimano and SRAM are gravel specific and are built with more robust and sturdy designs designed to be capable of handling rough dirt roads and smooth singletrack trails and riverbank roads or trails next to railroad tracks or in mountainous logging roads. Gravel bike tires are wider than road bike tires and are usually 35c or 40c or 45c wide and are usually ridden without innertubes and use tubeless tire sealant allowing for lower tire pressures which gives the rider a more comfortable and secure ride on rough roads.  

Desirable gravel bike frames are built using carbon fiber for a smoother or a more supple ride characteristic such as the Specialized Diverge and Crux, the Trek Checkpoint, or the 3T Exploro. Titanium gravel bike frames are very popular like the Moots Routt 45 or the Litespeed Ultimate G2. Aluminum remains a less expensive and an ideal frame material for bike manufacturers to use for gravel bikes as they tend to be more affordable and yet still remain lightweight and fun to ride. 

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