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Gravel bike frame geometry.
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So often we joke that gravel bikes are just old mountain bikes from a time that s now in the rearview mirror.
Gravel bike vs cyclocross gearing gearing for gravel.
A touring bike s geometry is optimised so that it s stable carrying front and rear loads.
For example the smallest size offered in a given model will use a very raked out head angle slack perhaps 69 degrees but the same fork rake as a bike with a 73 degree head angle in a common size.
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On the bike spectrum gravel bikes are closer to racier cyclocross bikes whereas adventure bikes are closer to touring bikes.
There are 39584 geometries in the database.
Trail comparison for 57cm bikes.
Tt and tri bikes.
Geometry is another key differential with the wheelbase chainstays and headtube of adventure bikes longer than the equivalent creating more stability for long journeys.
However in general the bikes are being designed so that the most common sizes 55 58cm have the ideal geometry while the extremes x small and x large wind up with less than ideal geometry.
Gravel bikes are typically lighter than adventure bikes that are commonly built from steel with greater capacity for racks to transport luggage.
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