State Bicycle All Road 4130 Gravel Bike Long Term Review. Do I Regret Getting This Bike?

I have owned this bike for more than a year now so I have had plenty of time to draw conclusions about this bike. New bikes will never stay 100% no matter who you are, but I still wanted to accomplish keeping it as close to stock as possible. If you are in the market for this bike I hope this really helps determine your purchase!
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[@newoldsteel]

So the Achillies heel for State Bicycle Co still is their quality control (but equally could be the shippers handling of the shipment) when you buy direct. However, if you do get your bike assembled at a bike shop and keep the receipt, they will honor any issues that pop up very swiftly. I got these with bent drop bars but because I took it to a shop to be assembled, they sent me new ones free of charge.

[@outlaweric]

I've had a road bike for a couple decades, and several gravel bikes over the years as well. With the roads being kinda chunky anymore, I see road bikes becoming obsolete for the unprofessional. I want one of these so bad. Thanks for the video

[@newoldsteel]

100%! That is my experience as well, roads aren't being maintained very well and getting stuck with a dedicated road bike when a shortcut that's offroad, this gravel bike has provided me that option rather than my road bikes. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@RyanRichardson14]

Thanks so much for the video! I'm just trying to get into biking and have been eyeing the state all road

[@newoldsteel]

You're welcome! Glad I could help!

[@kevinmiller7578]

If you haven't bought one yet, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Mine arrive in perfect condition with zero quality control issues.

[@feralearthworm3044]

I love the versatility of this bike. It won't be good for a fast group ride or technical MTB trails, but it does EVERYTHING in between and N+1 is all but dead. The groupset has been great, reliable shifts, comfy hoods as I don't mind that bump in them and they feel almost as good as 105 in my hands, dropped a chain only 2x so far. I got it set up in touring/commuter mode and can ride all day so comfy, it carries weight well when getting groceries and even feels slightly better somehow, more planted, with a little weight on it. Urban assault is really fun considering how aggressive you can be whilst only losing 2mph or so vs a $1000 road bike on flat ground. If you ever have to ride on a really bumpy sidewalk due to bad roads/crazy drivers, this bike makes it actually fun, even preferable over the smooth road. The only issue is this bike is so comfy in it's current configuration that it allows me to be lazy, I gotta bust out the fixed gear now and again to remind me to go hard on this all-road too. I second the suggestion to size down if in any doubt. It still fits even though I'm at the upper end of the sizing recommendation, but I feel it's more suited for long trips and a little less maneuverable, one size down would be perfect. Have it assembled or buy it from a bike shop for sure!

[@t0rk_]

Great review. Answered many of my questions that I couldn't find answers to elsewhere. Well shot and composed too. New subscriber. Keep it up!

[@newoldsteel]

I’m happy I helped! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and subscribing! More to come soon 🤙🏽

[@timmckinstry]

I started with the 650b and after about a year a friend gave me his State 700c wheels when he upgraded. I have been on 700x38 and 700x40. I am going to upgraded to 700x45 next. Love the bike. Great review.

[@newoldsteel]

Thanks for watching appreciate it! Would you pick 650b or 700c if you only had one choice?

[@davidmcmiller7072]

I love this bike. Miles ahead of those $200 bikes from Walmart grew up on.

[@newoldsteel]

Oh yea this thing is a BEAST and it’s negligible at this point in regards to performance if you were to buy a more expensive bike. Thanks for watching!

[@BikeuntilDead7]

Yes if you do like me it is lol I just purchased the frame and put 2k in parts on it. It out performs any steel all city bike and is sexier then any surly!

[@dannygingrich7162]

Solid video loved the 1 to 1 hill climb!!

[@newoldsteel]

Appreciate it! Oh yea it was nuts, I KNOW none of my road bikes could do it and going backwards would be instant doom lol

[@rixmac]

I bought the XS version 1 of the All Road 4130 a couple of months ago from someone who was leaving the area. I got both wheelsets for an incredible deal. Even if I had to pay full price, I'd still give the bike props becaause it just seems to do everything I need for it to do considering my riding area and style. I live in the DC area and there are no trails or roads that thix 1 x 11 setup can't handle. If I eventually go on a bike tour that has mountains, i imagine I will change the front chainring from 42 to 38 or 36. I don't think I'll miss the top end speed if I do this. Next season, I'll probably swap out the rear cassette with SRAM and maybe even change the derailleur, but it has all been solid over the past two months. I've had one chain drop, but that's not bad, all things considered. I didn't notice the sparkle paint until I had it out in the sun and was driving in the right direction to see it sparkle. It's a beaut! I recommend the State All Road 4130 - mind you, I haven't ridden other gravel bikes in its price range or higher.

[@newoldsteel]

Heck yea glad to hear you got one! I mentioned this in a recent video the ONLY reason I sold it was to fund a move across the country. The biggest regret ever! I have my new gravel bike setup now and it’s just not as good as this bike. You mentioned not riding other gravel bikes around this price range or higher, but I do believe that it would just be splitting hairs past this point and it’s such a good bike. I hope to get another in the near future!

[@JustinHatton-ru4gl]

I have the same gloves haha! Love that State is offering affordable steel!

[@outlaweric]

Me too! lol

[@Sapoguapo]

Great video buddy! I’m still running 700c wheel set on mine, some days on rough terrain I wish I had 650

[@newoldsteel]

Thank you I appreciate it! Nice to hear! I really want to have the whole “swap your wheels” setup so I can do that for different terrain. Another cool thing with this bike is that you’re able to do that so easily!

[@vintagesteel]

I have a state 4130 road (same bike in my picture) that I've had for almost two years now and have put it through hell and back. I've taken it on around 10 bike packing trips, I've put thousands of miles on it, I've even taken it on some local pump tracks and off small mountainbike jumps on single track trails and of course plenty of gravel and road rides. One time I rode it really fast down this rough, gravel road and the fork flexed so much from an impact that for a moment it felt like it was a suspension fork and I thought I broke it but it ended up being totally fine and still rides perfectly. The frameset is absolutely bombproof. There were/are a couple issues with the bike such as the rear axle spacing being a little smaller than 130mm, some damage to the paint and derailleur hanger and some very poor components that come stock on the bike but for the price it is a total bargain and I plan on having this bike for a long time

[@jacobmilrod8459]

I've been riding my All-Road for a few months and the ONLY knock I have is that the brakes just seem terrible. Maybe mine just have issues but I've adjusted them over and over, cleaned the rotors and pads...nothing seems to make much of a difference. No matter what I do, I cannot get these to lock up or even come close to stopping me quickly. I'll be switching them to the TRP Spyre.

[@nehrutinajero5627]

I’m here for the moles-tache

[@MrQuay03]

Got the same bike in 700c, very fun bike. I changed the front chain to 40t for better hill climb. I also had to open the bar tape and reroute the right shifter/brake cables to be in the slots so they don't hurt my hand

[@newoldsteel]

Glad to hear you were able to fix the cable routing. Do you feel like the 700c wheels make it pretty fast on the road? Thanks for your comment I appreciate it!

[@jagcentral]

Love your content. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@newoldsteel]

Thank you so much I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

[@Daniel-yf9iy]

A little more expensive but I bought a Kona Rove DL and it’s a very fun bike. I participated in a century a few weeks ago and that bike was very comfortable.

[@newoldsteel]

That’s awesome to hear! I definitely like those bikes!

[@acrylicpangolin]

regarding the cable routing clips mine came broken on the frame, emailed support and they sent me new ones quickly. You can give that a shot.

[@newoldsteel]

That’s awesome to hear and always hear the same thing they DO correct things quickly. I’ll definitely try this idea! Thank you for commenting appreciate it!

[@Daniel-yf9iy]

Gravel bikes are definitely versatile

[@johngaller278]

Check Problem Solvers for your cable guide concerns. They may have a fix for that issue.

[@newoldsteel]

Thanks for the suggestion I'll check it out now! Apricate the comment!

[@db-rg3uy]

I get my bike soon. So I'll let you know bout them hoods

[@AquaBara]

Debating between this (upgraded to 50T -11 on cassette) and the Poseidon Ambition X. I want to CLIMB

[@crucialwraps5019]

I’m curious about the sizing. You said you’re 6’1 and got a medium and it measures out to about a 56?? That just seems small. I’ve been considering one of these bikes. I have a specialized diverge E5, it’s a 58 and I’m 6 foot. I’m worried I wouldn’t like the medium even though that is what they recommend.

[@newoldsteel]

Thanks for your comment! Yep, the effective top tube length is 55cm, but I personally do not like shorter stems at all, which my preference for stems is at the absolute minimum 115mm, and max 130mm. This bike I have that 120mm stem. I have ridden size 60cm frames, 58cm frames, and size 55-57 and the preference came over time of trying multiple bikes (a lot of buying then selling on ebay hence why I was able to afford all this lol). If you are comfortable on your size 58 frame and have plenty of time/experience on it, the effective top tube length for the size large is 57.5 according to their size spec PDF so this may be closer to your preference if you absolutely love your size 58. If you're not confident in that frame size, the reason they recommend if you're in between sizes is to size a frame size down as you are able to essentially make a smaller frame fit bigger, but can't really make a bigger frame fit smaller (hence why I owned and had to sell my larger frames I rode in the past the size 60 and size 58 frame)

[@RickyFromVegas]

I'm a 6'1" rider myself, but with a shorter inseam. This bike feels big at M size, believe it or not. I have to lower the seat pole, so I end up sitting more upright. I wish I had gotten a S size rather than M.

[@Alex-ns7tc]

I'm 5'11 and the medium fits me perfectly.

[@crucialwraps5019]

I’ve realized now that bike sizing is all over the place haha. I ended up buying a Breezer Radar X Pro size 54 and it’s longer than my 58 diverge. My bad 😅

[@MegaXtc11]

Does anyone has the issue when you shift to the biggest cog at the back the chain returns to the adjacent cog? Is this a tensioning problem, or should replacing the derailleur with the SRAM version will fix it?

[@newoldsteel]

I have an older video addressing this issue pretty much, and the SRAM rear derailleur did help, but I also switched to a SRAM pg-1130 cassette too at the same time so not sure if it was one or the other, but it did 100% fix it and also I never replaced the front chainring so that wasn't the culprit

[@MegaXtc11]

@@newoldsteel The issue actually was bad indexing by one gear off, after that it works better but sometimes when pedaling backwards it seems the issue is still present, so anyways I'm "upgrading" to GRX 2x11. Thanks for sharing that.

[@AA-dx4ql]

Can u add a dropper post?

[@newoldsteel]

I think so but never got to try. State is pretty good at answering back regarding in depth details about the bike I’ll give them that!

[@iandownes3130]

I just ordered one. Their sus fork have been sold out for a while. So I ordered mine with out the sus fork. Do you or anyone know of a roxshox or something that might work? Their sight says 40mm fork. However checking out forks on other sites made it confusing....

[@newoldsteel]

I won't lie I'm still not as informed with sus forks and am not sure. The State folks with their live chat may know a bit more on what works best!

[@gonzalogarcia7435]

hello from chile .... this bike or gravel of cannondale ????

[@newoldsteel]

If you can purchase it in a store instead of shipping I would get the one in the store first!

[@daniell6317]

Anyone buy size 57? Would like to know the crank arm length.

[@1fault]

why'd you make it so aggressive god damn, i have my seat lower than my bars

[@newoldsteel]

Only because the stack height is REALLY tall so it still felt pretty upright from my own biking experience. I'm more of a road bike rider. Thanks for the comment and watching my video!

[@1fault]

@@newoldsteel it was a nice video c: liked hearing your thoughts on it, ive only rode mountain bikes before but got this like a little over a year ago and like it a lot

[@newoldsteel]

@@1fault Appreciate that! That's what's so cool about gravel, it's a good "in between" for both Road bike riders and MTB riders.

[@imstillhereileft7530]

Are you running a tubless set up ?

[@newoldsteel]

Forgot to mention that, I have the stuff to run tubeless but never converted it. Hadn’t had a problem at all even in the most chunkiest trails so not sure if I’m going to. Maybe the day I get a snake bite flat I will but I have yet to get any flat whatsoever riding off-road out here. Thanks for your comment!

[@imstillhereileft7530]

@@newoldsteel considering buying a state but flat bar , subscribed

[@newoldsteel]

@@imstillhereileft7530 oh yea the flat bar setup is just as fun and I definitely know from experience! Guess it will boil down to which color you like the most! Thanks for the sub!

[@trunghaohan2926]

How tall are you and what is your bike size?

[@newoldsteel]

I am 6 foot 1, but I really like 120-130mm stem lengths so I went with a medium which the size State says is 51cm, but the measurement I use for my personal bike fits are the effective top tube length and 55-56cm top tube works for me. Hope this helps!

[@BikeuntilDead7]

Where are you riding at?!?!!?

[@newoldsteel]

This was all in Las Vegas and also my other older videos, but now I'm in Florida!

[@crimsonhermit]

junk. they are really good about fulfilling the warranty because they know they sell garbage… poor quality control. the welds are awful, forks way out of alignment, trash sensah components… terrible shifting, disc brakes go straight in the bin. run… don’t walk away

[@razorbackbowser]

what would you recommend sub $1000?