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2020 Marin Gestalt X10 gravel bike review: The wheelie machine

The Marin Gestalt X10 is a mountain biker’s gravel bike. It’s fun and flickable, aware that a bit of instability can be enjoyable, and designed for a rider whose range of terrain is almost wide enough to necessitate flat bars and suspension. That makes it something of a love-it or hate-it bike. It’s not traditional. …

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2020 Trek Checkpoint AL4 review: Simple and effective

Trek’s Checkpoint was the most popular gravel bike of 2019, according to data Strava sent over last fall. Trek has sold a lot of them. This suggests that it’s a good bike, and indeed it is. But we found that it is good in a generic, pop-music, lowest-common-denominator, unoffensive-to-all kind of way. It takes few …

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2020 Canyon Grail AL 7.0 gravel bike review: Big fun, small price

While some gravel bikes are trying to be more like mountain bikes with drop bars, the geometry and look of the Canyon Grail AL 7.0 suggests that it is more of a road bike with extra tire clearance. Canyon doesn’t take many risks with this aluminum gravel bike, but is it actually any good? As …

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How to choose a gravel bike

Gravel bike shopping can feel a bit daunting these days. The spectrum of gravel bikes is wide, and bike brands are stretching the limits of that spectrum all the time. There are gravel bikes that are almost mountain bikes, and gravel bikes that could be road bikes; gravel bikes with dropper posts and gravel bikes …

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2020 CyclingTips Gravel Bike Field Test: Is MTB geometry good for gravel?

Location, location, location. Where a property is located has long been considered the most important factor when considering real estate, and for good reason: budget allowing, you can remodel the inside and outside to your heart’s content, but there’s nothing you can do if the place sits next to a landfill, was built on a …

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