Spot Rallye - good choice if you need something biased towards rougher courses - good tire clearance, UDH, seatpost size that works with many droppers, etc. I also happen to have an XL top spec build for sale as I’m leaning towards building up a XC bike instead.
Are there Seka buyers?
Only social media characters seem to be riding them, and I’m assuming they got them for free.
Pricing is high for a direct to consumer frame with no support.
Really interested in this one - but they are only claiming 52mm in the rear. I most likely won’t buy it unless it can fit a 2.25 'Burt on a reasonably wide rim.
Pros:
- Tire clearance
- Aero
- Looks great
- 750ml fidlock aero bottles(!)
- DT storage
- About 1kg frame weight I think they claimed in one of the vids
- 2x compatible
Cons:
- Narrowest barstem is 380mm
- Potentially short front center
- Looks like it won’t take a big 1x chainring.
Are there any options that support 2x drivetrain and properly fit a 2.25? I would think those would be mutually exclusive, but not sure.
I’m fine with 1x if it can fit a bigger chainring.
I think you’re right such a frame doesn’t exist, but it just comes down to longer chainstays I think.
I so wish Giant would release a UDH revolt. It’s a great frame, light, round seat post, fender mounts, in frame storage, 1x or 2x compatible. But no way I’m buying a non-UDH frame at this point. Surely this update has to be imminent.
I was talking about proper tire clearance, not whether you can fit the tire in the frame under perfect conditions. A revolt doesn’t support 2.25’s in 1x or 2x.
AFAIK no current front derailleur is compatibile with 2.25 using the specified chainline. You’d need something like Boost hub spacing to make it work, I think. Boost gravel bikes and the attendant backlash to the new standard seem inevitable….
Random but any IG users here? Is Enve having a sales blitz or is it the anniversary of the MOG or something. Literally every Enve rider is posting about their MOG and how great it is. Are they trying to cover the fact they don’t have a MTB during Leadville week 
New wheels today for the Lauf, went with Zipp 303 Xplr SW’s and mounted up some dub 2.4’s out of curiosity whether they would fit. Lots of room in the front, but pretty tight in the rear. Similar to a Mog in the rear running a 2.2. Fine for dry conditions, but wouldn’t run this setup in the mud. And I can’t actually think of any races I’d run something bigger than a ~2.2 anyway, but cool to see they fit if the need arises. I guess maybe Big Sugar, but that last pavement stretch is a bit of a grind on big tires.
Pretty decent clearance everywhere except the chainstays (tight, but clears the little injection hairs).
Love that bike man, nice. I just put some Thunder Burt 2.25’s on my Revolt and can’t wait to race it now that I just saw John tested that tire and got almost the same results as the 2.1 TB. I had race king 2.2’s on, but the tanwall ones so this should be a nice upgrade.
on the topic of Lauf - do you know what this guy is alluding to in this video? seems like there is a known issue with the Siegla? And his customer experience was not good.
Crazy that 2.4s basically fit - but to your point I don’t really think there is ever a gravel race that requires that thick of a tire. Probably would just opt for the MTB at that point.
Curious what you think of the XPLR wheels too!
Yep, he’s talking about speed wobble. Some people have experienced speed wobbles with the bike. It’s not an issue unique to Lauf (I had a Tarmac that would speed wobble at times). Motorcycles do it also. It happens when you get a self-perpetuating oscillation/frequency and it’s dependent on weight distribution, wheels/tires used, tire pressure, weight on the fork (ie bikepacking), bar choice, road surface, headset tension, etc.. I know of lots of folks who have dealt with it, but none of them ride a lauf. I do have a couple buddies on Laufs and neither has dealt with it and I’ve never experienced it on my Siegla in thousands of miles of riding/racing on a variety of surfaces, tire choice, and speeds. When it happened on my Tarmac, it would stop if I squeezed the top tube with my knees, that’s a pretty common way to stop it. I don’t doubt the people who have experienced it with a Lauf, it’s a thing. Whether it’s more common on a Lauf or not, I have no idea, but I guess the suspension fork might make it more likely. Lauf does offer a “honey” bearing that dampens the headset a bit (not a unique part to Lauf), but I don’t have that on my bike.
I don’t know who that guy is, but I don’t doubt he ran into the issue. Whether it was as bad as he made it out to be or whether he was smart/thorough about finding a solution, I have no idea. His negative feedback on Lauf customer service surprises me though. I know the main US guy who helps support Lauf in the states and he is next level awesome (both as a person and as a technical resource). I’ve met a lot of people who know him as well and I’ve never heard anything but positive stuff. I assume he would have been involved with this guy’s issue, so that part surprises me. He’s been my primary point of contact with Lauf, so maybe there are others that aren’t so good, but I can’t say. I don’t want to disparage the dude on youtube, but I also don’t know him and I’m inclined to think there is more to the story that what he’s sharing (there always is). The guys says he’s an open book and then doesn’t even mention the issue, that part seemed weird to me but who knows.
Funny that you would mention MTB. I ran my MTB last year at Big Sugar (a race where I’d consider the 2.4’s). There is a bunch of heavy gravel and I think volume/suspension is free speed on most of that course. And I almost hate to mention it, but I was thinking about what it would be like to race leadville on my Seigla when I was there this year. I’ve always said I’d never even consider Leadville on a hardtail MTB, but if I ever did consider it without full suspension, I’d probably do the Seigla before doing a hard tail MTB. I don’t think either of them would be as fast as my FS Epic, but it would be an interesting challenge. I actually think a Seigla with 2.4’s would be a decent bike for that course. And the wide BB spacing allows me to swap in my MTB crank/PM with a 32 ring to get the required gearing.
Haven’t even ridden them outside yet (still nursing an injury from Leadville week). My only initial impressions are that tire mounting is very tight and they slightly reduce sidewall clearance to the frame compared to what I’ve been running (303’s with 25 internal). The bike does have a nice “monster” vibe with the MTB tires and thick/tall wheels, makes me want to find some chunk to roll over at high speed.
That’s a lovely looking setup man 
I’m “soft” looking for a gravel bike, I have a SL7 road bike and a Trek Top Fuel 9.8 GX AXS.
It won’t be for racing, and I’m Yorkshire, UK so plenty of trails, gravel and everything in between around. I’d like something aimed more at comfort than race speed, some form of Downtube Port for storing “stuff”, 1X at the front and some sort of suspension.
I was at the British Gravel champs and really like the look of the Pinarello Grivel (never owned a Pinarello). I also saw the new Diverge which seems to tick all the boxes.
I’m coming back from some heart surgery so realistically won’t be riding outside until March/April so am thinking of a short, short list then see if any bargains turn up.
any thoughts on the 2 bikes above? Any others I should consider? Thinking about £4k list price as a max and hopefully some nice discount at some point.
I am an owner of this bike and I saw your comment completely randomly while scrolling this thread. I know it looks too good to be true as it checks all the boxes, while also having a fair price - but I can confirm that it really is that good. I took it to my LBS once for a routine check and the mechanic was impressed with the build quality.
the price is so good thanks to the fact that VAT on bikes in Portugal is only 6%. I was lucky enough to purchase a showroom frame for an even lower price, and I got an excellent discount on the sram components too. The rest of the components were transferred from my previous bike.
I’ve done Traka 200 with it and mounted 2.2 race kings, a game changer. The weight is competitive too, 8.5kg in the build below. The geometry is just perfect for hard European gravel, with a long wheelbase, long reach and shorter stem - it gives so much confidence while descending.
- sram red xplr E1
- SRAM Red crankset, 165mm cranks
- Campagnolo Levante wheels
- Fizik Argo 00 adaptive saddle
- Enve Ses aero stem, 80mm
- Enve Ses AR handlebar, 400mm
- Deda Gera curvy carbon fork
- Hope floating rotors
- Chris king seat post collar and valves
What is everyone racing in 2025 and what are you hoping to upgrade to in 2026 (if anything). I think everyone is just waiting for the new Crux.
The basics are staying the same, but a few upgrades for 2026 -
switched from zipp303’s to 303 XPLR SW’s. I seldom run anything smaller than 50mm and I’m usually running 2.2 MTB tires. I’ve raced several times on them already and they don’t feel noticeably different. I haven’t done any formal aero comparison, so maybe a little improvement there.
Added AXS dropper post - Primary reason for this is to allow the bike to fit in the back of the van better when travelling. It’s a silly reason to spend ~$400, but I wasn’t comfortable adjusting the seat post up and down every time I had the bike in the van. And it’s nice on single track and chunky descents (or even getting more low/aero on road descents). It adds about a pound to the bike, so I’ll probably switch to a solid post for Unbound, but plan to just keep it on for all my other races.
Just upgraded the power meter spider and chainrings to the new threaded design. Saves a little weight and I’m frequently swapping rings and I like the threaded design after having it on my MTB for a couple years. In the process of buying the new spider, I discovered that the force road spider and red xplr spider are identical besides the branding on the battery cap. So, for anyone considering one, buy the Force version and save ~$115. They don’t offer the threaded 1x rings in Force, so you are stuck with the crazy expensive Red rings.
No additional changes planned for 2026 unless something breaks.
Here she is ready for battle at Valley of Tears this coming weekend. I had to pull the aero bars off because they are banned for this race. Weighs ~22lbs with the dropper and ~23.5lbs when I have the aero bars on.
I sold my revolt because the cx bug hit me hard last year, so I bought a pre gravelfied Crux. Did one gravel race in the middle of the cx season last fall and had a blast. It was pretty smooth gravel tbh. Had a 45 rx pro on the front and a 36 or 40 challenge gataway in the rear.
I’m racing on that this season, but am only committed to one gravel race thus far in Colorado and the others I’m considering are pretty smooth dirt roads. No upgrades in the future. I went with the older crux due to budget and the fact I raced a full season of cx vs random gravel races here and there.