Dirty Kanza All Things Gravel Expo | Brand New Gravel Tech

While we were out at the Dirty Kanza 200 we headed to the All Things Gravel Expo to have a look at loads of brand new gravel tech, even including some new wheels from Enve!
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Gravel bikes don't have to adhere to the same rules as road bikes, so we see some really interesting tech advances from the gravel world. How about super compact chainsets, sliding dropouts, and a 3d-printed prototype full-suspension gravel bike!
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[@gcntech]

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

[@owenpreece4508]

GCN Tech the new salsa

[@fishyphish7398]

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

[@ketogenerreini1690]

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

[@mitchrapp9727]

The Moots bike 👍

[@highwayvagabonds474]

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

[@johnnydoe66]

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

[@slimelord314]

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]

yeah they should! She is great!

[@seanr5332]

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

[@Gallyga]

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

[@mitchrapp9727]

I enjoyed her presenting skills. Great questions!

[@GuyRWood]

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_]

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

[@ronaldeccles7378]

True

[@markxkovacic]

@@GuyRWood Not grating to me all.

[@trevekneebone369]

@Anon Ymous Drives me insane!

[@slimelord314]

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

[@theoretically3130]

Matheus Barbosa that’s a great way to put it

[@slimelord314]

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

[@siemens198195]

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

[@slimelord314]

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

[@omera967]

Truth. Why not just monster cross then? 🤔

[@lotusdk10]

Fantastic presenter!

[@53glowe]

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

[@ZOB4]

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

[@petinka721]

What a good presenter work Katherine do!

[@stephentuthill4598]

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

[@4WDBearAus]

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

[@AndyVandy516]

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

[@jeremysargeant6799]

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

[@ivanboesky1520]

burp......

[@globeRM]

Well done Katherine!

[@xGshikamaru]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[@fargin2778]

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]

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

[@patthewoodboy]

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]

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.

[@MTBforLife1987]

Just WOW on Katherine's presentation! I rarely comment here on KZbin, 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?

[@RunBikeRun1]

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

[@alexgeorge6561]

Need more videos with the beautiful Katherine!! 😍😍

[@douglasbarnes1171]

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]

How did you find it Douglas?

[@uomorana71]

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

[@listofromantics]

It feels so unusual hearing an American accent on GCN.

[@diluteduk]

More Katherine on the channel!

[@yoda112358]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

+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?

[@georgehugh3455]

Great job, Katherine, doing the gravel products rounds.

[@autodidact537]

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

[@owenrodgers8020]

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]

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

[@harrylook7810]

Katherine is good. Instant fan.

[@szabiakanich]

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

[@billinhouston3291]

Great job, Katherine.

[@aabarajas]

She is a terrific presenter, please let her out of the office more often.

[@fightarnmcboxer3851]

That moots bike needs a NSFW tag, that's porn!

[@jacqueschiron4035]

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

[@taufikabidin412]

british and American accent in one video

[@C345OFR]

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

[@minutebrainperson8324]

sorry guys i need at least 20 bottle cages to even consider acquiring any of your bikes

[@DebonairOnline]

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

[@gcntech]

😂

[@offefone1669]

She looks disturbingly British

[@coryhoffmann9847]

Bring on Katherine for the Global Gravel Network!

[@echtogammut]

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?

[@bdragon1445]

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]

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 :)

[@ericperkins9198]

Add Kathrine to the GCN crew, well done!

[@bobbybobman3073]

Luckily I'm not the whitest person on earth, looks like she needs to do so more riding. :p jk she seems cool and she Fits in well

[@calderon551]

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

[@AP-vd8ve]

Ok now make a Global GravelBike Network

[@simongeeves9662]

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

[@owenpreece4508]

Great video love the gravel tech

[@gcntech]

Do you ride 'gravel' Owen?

[@beskimo2]

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.

[@KrebSDani]

Funny how he says Usuahia

[@calhickey5300]

The first bike was a bloody mountain bike. Not a fucking gravel bike.

[@patthewoodboy]

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

[@arvenzllanto5545]

omg im inlove with her.

[@stevecullen]

This woman is terrible. Her Australian questioning intonation is so annoying I had to turn the sound off.

[@sgtthor7830]

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

[@brunokabbaz5779]

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

[@jeshely]

New Katherine fan here! Keep her hosting!

[@BrianMcElwain]

Those lauf forks are not a novel idea. Trailing/leading link suspension is old

[@fmc6338]

in the states Infrastructure is such shit,. we need gravel bikes

[@pokey734]

GCN cutie!

[@JasLeGoff]

Great video, thanks

[@joeyv.7360]

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?

[@kroozctrl6284]

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...

[@charliewhiskey8440]

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.

[@havefunandbikestuff]

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.

[@jacksoneaker1370]

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.

[@aexzaea4741]

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

[@velodjk2975]

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.

[@birgerfernandez1452]

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

[@djguydan]

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

[@daleheffernan]

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

[@Afroman4771]

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

[@randellhayes6686]

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

[@stinkerseb595]

Where can I get a moustache like that!

[@northman77]

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

[@vesakittela5793]

wii hiii a dooty kanza

[@richardhill1999]

Too quick and didn't even actually see some of the bikes they were talking about!

[@Led899]

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

[@brianantnssn5177]

I'm first, what do I do!?

[@gcntech]

👋

[@brianantnssn5177]

GCN Tech 👋

[@slimelord314]

Watch the video 😉

[@DANIEL-ls5ku]

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

[@diregremo]

Suspension? Mountain bike with drop bars? Anybody else?

[@adam1885282]

They invented mountain bikes again

[@springchic1977]

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

[@jseski9209]

fantastic job - natural presenter

[@Take2wheels]

More Kathrine, she's terrific!

[@ez2remember82]

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]

Thanks for having us!

[@molokofreak]

just buy a fucking niner.

[@elidixon8799]

Where did Katherine come from?

[@dodzy31]

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

[@ianstewart8301]

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

[@champ2237]

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

[@dicksonshafthandler5002]

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

[@andypaul999]

The Salsa warbird wants to be a mountain bike.

[@colin7898]

I think GCN have found themselves a new presenter!

[@PaulWalkerTalisphere]

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

[@allbunsglazing]

3:03 he can't decide if he's a cowboy, outlaw, or corporately sponsored hipster. Maybe he's all three?

[@Mattkb9]

Preparing for a global pandemic

[@ptm5001]

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

[@marchandford7787]

Great video thanks for the insight into the gravel world.

[@dextriathlon3642]

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]

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

[@richardchin9457]

Salsa are moving into mountain bikes. Lol

[@MrHockaluger]

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]

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.

[@AEDumit]

The line between MTB and Road is getting thinner!

[@sh4p31y]

GGRN?

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

[@briancohen1967]

sponsor's

[@gravelcycling9267]

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

[@envecompositesvideo]

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]

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