You really need to clean them regularly to avoid the belt getting damaged by grit/sand. They’ll do a lot of miles but to get your moneys worth you still have to look after them. My point was, if used off road, they’re not the maintenance free dream people think.
Still, 90% of “gravel” bikes probably never see anything beyond a bike path.
You really need to clean them regularly to avoid the belt getting damaged by grit/sand. They’ll do a lot of miles but to get your moneys worth you still have to look after them. My point was, if used off road, they’re not the maintenance free dream people think.
Still, 90% of “gravel” bikes probably never see anything beyond a bike path.