More Gravel Bikes Should be Like This One

[@alextrelis]

Hey David! Such a great video! Thank you for come and enjoy the bike. I hope you have a good time! And also thank you for your interview and sorry for my english! I will continue improving!!

[@davidarthur]

Great to ride with you!

[@stuartwalker6409]

the bikes seem awesome dont worry about your English it was fine and most people in the US barely know English lol

[@galenkehler]

Your English is fine, the passion in your voice shows through

[@HeadPack]

I am at least as impressed by the location as I am by the bike. This looks like one gigantic gravel playground.

[@deanf2259]

You lucky man David. The bike looks stunning. The best looking bike either road or gravel at the moment. Well in my opinion. I totally get this bike. Great value also. Frame only is £1799.00 I think. As a owner of Giant Revolt and a Basso Palta 2. I would swap both of them for the new Arrid.

[@KenSmith-bv4si]

Good one David glad you had fun in America.

[@dand7451]

I ride my gravel bike almost everyday, and almost everything discussed with this bike is what I wish I had on my gravel bike.

[@rodrodriguez5847]

Great video. Definitely a bucket list riding Patagonia. Love the concept MTB origins gone Gravel. Note. Love how u are amazed how huge trucks in the US.

[@lazlo2511]

Was waiting for a review on this…. Ben got stuck listening to all the marketing jargon 😂😂😂. Thanks for getting this dusty!

[@sergeik.5]

Amazing ride with incredible people who made this outstanding gravel bikes. David, please stop at San Diego , the best city in USA for road cycling. Thank you for video

[@Adambubb555]

Great video as always . Nice to meet u at the Stroud cx round few weeks back . Loving the reviews and the channel.

[@jevgeniardassov]

Love the no-toe-overlap thing but it is soo long that it definetely will feel like a barge on a twisty road. Had Silex like that went for a more sporty bike in the end.

[@galenkehler]

It doesn't really feel that way in real life. This bike has almost identical geometry as the BMC hardtail that I converted to gravel (shorter fork, gravel wheels and tires, 36cm drop bars). And with the posted geometry, especially using the shorter stem that is part of the design, maintains the nimble handling

[@maisukurai524]

the most wanted gravel bike ever

[@CM-ft9ep]

That valley is one of the more spectacular places to ride in North America.

[@frienduro24]

Is 50mm enough? Fitting 2.0 to 2.2 MTB tires will fit, but tight and would only work on dry conditions I think the new standard needs to be around 55mm, unless tire companies start to make better 50mm gravel tires… You need to review the Lauf Seigla, fits up to 57mm

[@barrowsworm1226]

Schwalbe G One RS is available in a 50 mm now. Also note, most bikes with 50 mm clearance by spec will easily fit a bit larger, usually 2.1 and sometimes a 2.2. I bet there would be no problem with say, a Thunderburt 2.1 on this Mondraker...

[@frienduro24]

@ my buddy’s ARI couldn’t clear 2.1s with the frames 50mm clearance. Depends on the tire and wheel width. Most pros were shaving off the nobs on their ties to fit and some had custom sized tires… I say make the frames 55 instead of 50 clearance

[@barrowsworm1226]

@@frienduro24 Sure, depends on tire, frame, and rim width. Which 2.1 would not clear the Ari? That is the thing, not all 2.1s are the same width... Did your friend try Thunderburt? Most of the pros shaving knobs are doing so to fit a 2.1 in a frame specced for 45s, like the Trek Checkmate, or to cram a 2.2 in frame specced for 50s, a lot of pros do not have the option to use any tire as well, due to sponsor commitments. There is a limit to how much clearance a builder can offer without going to much longer chainstays, and requiring wide cranks (Lauf requires wide cranks). Personally, I would rather ride a 50 mm tire than have to go to a wide crank, as efficiency suffers with Dub wide or GRX width cranks vs. a road crank. And, some riders prefer a 2x, which also limits clearance (not me though, I am fine with 1x, and changing the chainring to suit the course).

[@deanf2259]

I run rocket Ron's 2.1 in my Revolt not problem. Used them this year for the Borderlands Gravel.

[@sadeqbikes]

Great bike and the review is fantastic tnx 🙌🏻

[@galenkehler]

Almost identical geometry and shape to my BMC 2stroke gravel conversion, even down to the calf-rubbing seatstay bridge. Only difference is ive got suspension, and room for 2.3" tires 😊

[@thakoharris]

Should also ride it in Alicante, Spain. I can show you some great tracks!!! It’s basically made for this type of gravel!

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Cool bike. I think the price is reasonable. As far as tire clearance width 2.35-2.5 inch would be better but 50mm is ok.

[@notpablo8369]

I wonder if Seka's frame offer compliance like the Arid

[@bjorne46]

Thanks for the video! How does this compare to the Propain Terrel? The bike which I'm very looking forward to see your review.

[@nickd.3846]

Any plans hitting up Nevada? Ruby Roubix or Las Vegas area? Great road and gravel there too.

[@trackleft1]

I live in Tucson and have traveled the American west extensively and can tell you that Patagonia is pretty special, but really it is nothing special since nearly the entire American west is spectacular as soon as you get out of the city in any direction.

[@dadcram]

It's a wonder you and Ben Delany didn't do another twins video. Sharing thoughts on the way. I believe Mondraker is in Spanish cyclocross too. Is that a modified Arid or a prototype?

[@defiancecycling]

A trip up to Tempe, AZ and you could have rode the new Pivot Vault.

[@mellissanash7517]

You should sometime check out the sweet gravel in Anza Borrego in the California Desert, you'd dig it.

[@BoxCarBoy12]

You mean sand? I’d want to ride most of the off road terrain in Anza Borrego on a fat bike, there’s hardly any gravel there that a 45mm tire wouldn’t just sink right into

[@dirkbelling4484]

How would feel in foggy, wet cold UK - to ride this bike?

[@ArteUltra1195]

Needs to be some investigation on wether it can fit 2.2/ 2.1s. Will make or break the bike

[@EricRichter-g6e]

50mm is conservative, but not wildly so. As always, it will depend on the tire, rim and pressure you choose...

[@jessedondrinkcola]

Has anyone seen Seka Spear's frame? I can't tell any differences between them

[@whizler]

I wonder how that bike would do on some real gravel, the kind we have here in western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and northern Georgia 😄

[@E.T_rode_bikes_As_well]

so everyone nowdays wants a 2010 full rigid euro xc hardtail with dropbars. LOL :D

[@bobfoster687]

Get a bike fit. Set your saddle height to the perfect position within 1 mm. Then get a flexing seat post???

[@andrew9579]

There’s no such thing as a perfect bike fit to within 1mm. You’re not a robot. Your body changes all the time based on how you slept, stress, other workouts, sitting…the list goes on. Seat post flex is not something to be concerned about.

[@riderrunco]

50s the minimum width needed, frame weights heavier that the best, not the best compliance in class, not the most progressive geo as the gt grade, no full hose guides in the frame.

[@johnhospod5202]

Is this much different than the Trek Checkpoint SLR? 😊

[@hrisko100able]

4k entry they rly don't know how the money are made😂

[@Shadowboost]

That looks way too similar to the Seka seatstay to be coincidence

[@georgekrpan3181]

No dropper.

[@diegoeleazar9154]

People are still ignorant about gravel bikes.

[@markkutoivari8000]

If you want wider tyres why do you buy a gravel bike and not a mtb bike ?

[@cjohnson3836]

Because mtbs are shit for pedaling efficiency and limited on chainring clearance. Neither of which are great for long fast rides

[@riderrunco]

2" in the front means not in the back... 🤦

[@matteodisanto8535]

Evil bikes with their CHamois Hagar did it 4 years ago!

[@andrew9579]

No they didn’t. The only thing the CH had in common with this bike is the fact that it was made by a MTb brand. Evil made the worst gravel bike in history. This one looks decent.

[@jpalipio3453]

Those trucks are absolutely dangerous to cyclists

[@aneczka2114]

The crown of the fork looks terrible

[@del4189]

Everything is supersized except that skinny top tube, it looks very weak.

[@EricRichter-g6e]

Every Mondraker frame is engineered to exceed the ISO MTB test standards for durability, including this one. And that top tube design is a signature element for Mondraker, carried over from their MTB frames. So I'd guess it's tougher than it looks...

[@del4189]

@@EricRichter-g6e Fair enough.

[@chrism5433]

I could only afford trek checkpoint. Bloody good bike for the money . All the carbon won't stand up for the money. Don't buy overpriced bikes . .

[@timtaylor9590]

Weak tire clearance

[@l.d.t.6327]

Buy an mtb, problem solved!