What is the best Gravel bike for racing Gravel and Cyclocross? I worded the question that way since I’m not talking about a cx bike that can also do gravel. My pick would be the Specialized Crux but wondering if there are any other good options. It seemed to me like the Trek Checkpoint and Factor O…

If you’re doing CX mostly, the Boone is a better choice for the shorter wheelbase and BB height than Checkpoint. The Boone is probably also a better Gravel ‘race’ bike aside from the down tube storage. Do you need a high BB? The Checkpoint, Kaius, and Aspero are out. Any bike with more tire clea…

You’d need to know/say more about the type of courses you want to ride/race. For a typical European cross course, you want a short wheelbase, steepish head angle, and sharp, handling for tricky corners and steep ramps up. For a typical American gravel race, you want a longer wheelbase, slack head an…

Go with the Crux…it wins gravel as well as CX races.

Am I the only one these subtle geometry differences are lost on? I struggle to tell the difference between a road bike and cross bike, much less cross vs gravel… Maybe I’m just not picky. Weighs less than a Divvy bike, has 11 gears, drop bars…looks good to me :joy:. I in all honesty am more likely…

Traditional cx has the crack +20mm off the ground to clear mud, and things and the seat tube is long so you can carry it - at the cost of standover, ride comfort, and draft ability. Road racing dimensions otherwise.it’s basically a bad gravel or road bike. Gravel is lower and long wheelbase so y…

Oh I dont doubt there are differences…I just cant feel them. I race cross, gravel, and crits on my CX bike. Have never missed the road bike honestly…

Here is a typical cx course I do in the Midwest USA. About 10 weeks of the year I am all in on cross and trying to be competitive in cat 3. The rest of the year I do plenty of gravel. By majority portion of the year I would use a pure gravel bike but the cx period wouldn’t be ideal. I’m still thin…

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I plan to race some cx on my 3t RaceMax. Let you know how that goes. My guess will be hilarious.

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