Top 7 BEST Gravel Bikes For 2024 | The Best For Every Type Of Gravel Riding

[@charliebuoy]

I absolutely love my Revolt, such a fun bike. I can throw it down just about everything, from rough road to singletrack, and ride back up in double quick time. The one tiny thing up with it is the tyres that come on it are absolute crap for UK conditions but that is quickly remedied.

[@robikonoful]

Another video promoting the Vitus Venon without mentioning that the retailers that sell it are bankrupt and is unclear what's going to happen with the whole brand

[@wibblywobbly99]

Yep brainless video, shows that whoever put it together doesn't follow or check the industry

[@nl3712]

Good point!

[@jancoetzer9941]

Cycling Weekly is most likely not as independent as they'd have us think. The marketing departments of the manufacturers that ended up on this list likely had something to do with their bikes ending up on this list. We should not be naive. If Cycling Weekly wanted to do a valuable video, they would tell us the actual value differences between the highly expensive bikes and the mid-tier bikes within the ranges of each manufacturer, instead of re-hashing the marketing videos put forward by the manufacturers. There is a bit of a reckoning coming for the bike industry over the next few months. Unfortunately, a lot of smaller bike brands will fold, and the big brands like Specialized and Trek will keep gouging the public. It's our own fault for keeping paying the high prices.

[@pete3036]

Totally agree

[@whitelotus_zero]

ALL niche markets have become like this. It gets even worse as price category goes up - the hype train must be kept alive.

[@saddleweary2777]

I'd pick the Revolt, except the creaking PF, my 19 model is still running trouble free

[@keepingtherubberdown5715]

I have the 2023 Revolt AP Frame. Love, Love, Love it. Have it set up with 44F, 9-50R with 50MM Rims and swap between road and gravel. It is just as fast as any road bike I ever had and goes off road like a dream.. I have a 2022 Checkpoint SL6 and absolutely hate it. No comparison to the Revolt.

[@Andy_ATB]

I'd pick the Grizl over the Grail......but for me I'd pick the Fairlight Secan.....

[@iamnicoalfonso]

Lauf Seigla should be on the list.

[@benjamindoetch6857]

Great bike I have 4k miles on my race wireless seigla. Fast and comfortable and great value for the spec. I waited a year for a size L canyon grail that never was available

[@osterlitz1]

I was surprised you skipped Trek and Cannondale. The Topstone is a very good bike in carbon and alloy. But then again this is just your opinion and I respect that.

[@sokoleoko9499]

And Scott

[@soulone22]

Cannondale Topstone Neo-Carbon 2 is In-F-ing-Credible!!!

[@berglandvideo]

Which one would i pick? None of them… instead, Cube Nuroad SLT all the way!

[@neilk22]

I’m surprised the basso palta isn’t mentioned here. The new canyon grail is almost great, but lack of 45c clearance a really silly oversight. The specialized crux is more of a Gravel race machine than the over priced str.

[@MarriedWithBackpacks]

I think it's on purpose. I read in an article that the pros told Canyon they would not race on anything wider than a 42... Now if that is a wise decision, I'll leave in the middle.

[@fermanzini]

what about the Bianchi Impulso, has anybody thoughts on this bike?

[@thisismyname007]

We don’t have gravel roads in Florida. If a road isn’t paved, it’s probably private. 😮😮😮

[@gnorts828]

Not mentioning the Rose Backroad FF, unbelievable. For sure the best race gravel bike 2024, by far.

[@ianmoore3785]

Cycling Weekly is a UK Magazine and Rose don't deliver to the UK any more.

[@gnorts828]

@@ianmoore3785 Then the video should have been called "Top 7 BEST Gravel Bikes for Brexit fools" instead. By the way: The Backroad FF was ridden by the male AND female winner of UNBOUND gravel tournament 2 weeks ago.

[@ianmoore3785]

@@gnorts828 the tester is located in the UK so can’t get a test bike. You understand that right? I’m sure if he could he would have tested it. Other websites / magazines had similar problems. You continue with your daft anti-British rhetoric though.

[@gnorts828]

@@ianmoore3785 Sorry, I was just messing around and went a bit overboard. It's a pity you can't try out the Backroad FF.

[@ianmoore3785]

@@gnorts828 I live in Norway so it’s on my radar. I ideally wanted a bike that takes a 700 and 650 wheel though

[@maxbucky24]

just missed seeing the new Bianchi impulso!

[@pmcbMadeInIreland]

Would be good if price indications were given for all the bikes, not just randomly.

[@TheAllEngineering]

I got to test the BMC warrantee and found it was a bad experience. I have had warranty claims with other brands frames and never had the trouble that I have had with BMC. My frame had a manufacturing defect and when I put a claim in to have the frame replaced BMC intially refused the claim and stated that because the defect was not readily visible that I would have to accept it. After some more correspondence BMC accepted the claim. My bike is safe to ride but I have to take the bike in to the shop where the shop has to provide evedence that the frame has been cut up before BMC will send the replacement. This means that I will be without a bike for 4 to 6 weeks. I would not recommend buying a BMC bike based on my experience with them.

[@rcg9573]

BMC's are a joke. Shabby manufacturing practices and nosebleed silly prices because they spend all their money paying pros to ride their disposable trash frames.

[@jackiewong0806]

Who filed the claim, you or the retailer? My 2015 TeamMachine SLR01 some years back had a manufacturing defect at the bottom bracket when serviced at the retailer, which I didn't realize. The retailer filed the claim on behalf of me and a few days later, BMC sent me a replacement frame and paid the retailer to move my existing components to it, but same as in your case, the retailer had to cut the old frameset and set BMC a photo of it. I was not involved at all during the whole process, and hence super happy with it. I damaged the replacement frameset on one of the seatstays about three years later (my own fault), and was able to get a new frameset through the crash replacement program, so only paid 50% of the MSRP. Hence, my experience with BMC overall has been very great.

[@TheAllEngineering]

​@@jackiewong0806The shop filed the claim, BMC in the first instance, rejected the claim, the reason being the defect was not easily visible. The fact that BMC find a manufacturing defect acceptable due to its location is not acceptable to me, the fact BMC tried it on says a lot about them, I find this totally unacceptable, the whole experience was bad.

[@TheAllEngineering]

@@jackiewong0806 The bike shop filed the claim. BMC originally did not accept the claim based on the fact that it was not normally visible, it was on the underside of the frame. My perseverance eventually paid off and the warranty claim was accepted. It disappointing that BMC tried it on, but a manufacturing defect is always a defect no matter where it is located on the frame. Had I noticed the defect at the time of purchase, then I would not have purchased that bike and requested another. The defect only became apparent during my first maintenance checks.

[@umarirshad731]

Upto what tyre size triban grvl 120 can accommodate?

[@rachidguemanou522]

any news on Vitus. I would like to get Vitus substance.

[@ShootsProductions]

No Trek Checkpoint series? Not even honorable mention...

[@Epiqe]

Specialized, Cervelo, Pinarello, etc... should really stop doing that thing with overpricing everthing. Bike costs 14k€ and it's real cost is under 2k€. This is getting out of hands. Wake up bike industries. This is one big NO!

[@DilbertZ430si]

Easy solution, don‘t buy the expensive bike and go for a cheaper one. Oh, and stop whining. p.s. I bought my last brand new bike in 1990 (Cannondale M2000 frame with Syncros components), only 2nd hand since then.

[@chrism5433]

How come no trek cross check alr 5 ?? There pretty decent.🚲🍺

[@TheSJONGEJONGEJONGE]

Audio needs a de-esser

[@e.anthonyi8054]

Benotti Fuocco Gravel Carbon beats all those 😜

[@christianhandel9361]

Needed to skip the specialized...

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Nobody needs suspension on a gravel bike, especially not a whimsical, ugly "solution" as offered by Specialized. Suspension and single chainrings belong on MTBs, that were slow on tarmac and in less technical terrain which is why gravel bikes came into being in the first place.

[@gordonhesse7200]

Why don't they make a gravel bike with a front suspension fork?

[@jmw2224]

They do. Canyon Grizl comes to mind.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

There is also a Giant Revolt with a Rock Shox fork. A front fork isn't really necessary.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Because that would negate the whole idea of gravel riding altogether. People wanted lighter bikes to ride faster on paved roads and easier terrain and nobody needs suspension for that.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@petersouthernboy6327 A front fork is always necessary, just not a suspended one.

[@deviant324]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 Depends entirely on use case, I wouldn't feel safe running a rigid fork doing some of my gravel rides but even a hardtail is mostly overkill there. Where I live a lot of the goods tracks are also connected pretty much exclusively by pathed roads of some variety or another, so a good middle ground makes a lot more sense for me than sticking to one extreme to keep the accessibility. 40mm is plenty of travel and still doesn't get you the same weight penalty you'd get from running 100+ like you would on a hardtail and the more aggressive position on the bike also makes way more sense while riding in open fields. If a gravel bike is supposed to be a hybrid between a roadbike and a mountainbike (just an explanation for the genre that I've heard lots), then insisting on a stiff fork as a deciding factor of what is and isn't a gravel bike is silly

[@bendunbar8334]

Please please if you see this, check out ETOE's bike painting!! His business is failing and his art and paint jobs are some of the best I've seen, please save him from loosing hi dream

[@festerofest4374]

He really is amazing!

[@PaulJakubiak-u2p]

$ 14k for a bike? might as well buy a car. I hit the trails on a $ 500 specialized road bike that does just fine, never had poblems with it.

[@nicolorebellato3101]

3T EXTREMA

[@tbz1551]

1:21 Intro model is "competitive" at JUST under 3000GBP lol... smh

[@chris8949]

DO NOT BY Specialized !! This brand does not care about its riders and is an expensive scam all over !

[@Cris-B2216]

Based upon what?

[@CG-vb9di]

I’ve always had great customer support from Specialized, unfortunately not the same with Canyon

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@CG-vb9di Canyon not having any customer support is part of their business model.

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Rim brakes for the win in 2023 🤨

[@Andy_ATB]

On a mainstream Gravel bike?? Not likely.....

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

@@Andy_ATB For the win I sayyyyyyyyyyy🤨🤨🤨

[@SomeBody-pb7ht]

WTF is this industry even doing anymore? 5,000 bucks or more? GTFO. Does it come with a pumpkin spice latte dispenser?

[@Francky74]

🤔Spé', BMC,... Des modèles qui ont déjà 2 ans 😲👎...??

[@paullane5297]

Marin Dsx does everything and more than these over hyped over priced bikes nobody needs

[@Tarmaccyclocross]

Or just get a mountain bike and stop p#ssing around

[@skydiver000]

Hi i am from india

[@rcg9573]

LOL, "we put together a list of our paid advertisers cookie cutter bikes." These are not even reviews, they are simple regurgitations of the marketing departments BS of the firms that make these silly priced cookie cutter bikes.

[@pmcbMadeInIreland]

Yep 👍