Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

If comfort is your priority, I'd say it's fairly useless anyone here recommending this or that bike. Fit to you is going to be the key thing. Larger volume tyres (compared to your road bike at least) should be a boon, and something with fairly compact geometry for a bit more seatpost flex might be good? Double-wrapped bartape or gel pads under the tape might help.
Another option might be a set of lightweight wheels and more gravelly tyres for your hardtail, maybe with a rigid fork?

I would just put a shock post on the hardtail and forget about the gravel bike.

But that ain't as fun as n+1

You are limited by whatever you can buy right now. Ribble steel CGR showing as April 2022 but has everything you describe there - assuming you'll not want bigger than 700x45x/650x47c tyres.

https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-cgr-725-enthusiast/

I've not used them but would be tempted to look at a redshift stem and eesilk seatpost.

Agree, but still wanted to hear first hand experiences, there may be similar requirements from fellow forum members.

One option I had on mind is an extra set of mostly road dedicated wheels and tyres (27+mm) which I could simply swap with if going tarmac only.

Good shout on the fit though, thanks

Yes that’s also a fact at the moment, shops are pretty empty.

Anyone riding Boardman ADV 9.0, seems to have good reviews, which I always take with a pinch of salt hence me asking questions here

How true.

About time, I hope they are suitably outdated rim widths.

I believe they’ve been widened to a 2001 gravel optimised 17mm internal / 21mm external

The bike has been covered, but has the ad been tabled before?

https://youtu.be/jN9B9S62pgA

https://www.instagram.com/p/CT5Z_LujTqh/?utm_medium=copy_link

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The setting of the video looks ideal for an endurance gravel race!

Pain face? Check
Out of saddle sprints? Check
Close up of bike? Check
Dreamy lighting? Check
Unrealistic riding? Check

Marketing originality bingo.

But the camp fire..

Flared aero bars, wow.

Flaero.

They both look pretty pissed off, like ‘goddammit, I have to ride this fucken’ bike through some more dusty landscapes’. I think I’ll pass.

Also, I too like to keep my helmet on while I build a campfire and cook sossidges.

Grim. Are bikes still fun?

Look into Redshift stem, It will be a big addition to reducing vibration to your wrist,

Really appreciate someone more knowledgeable as to what bike this is . Raced Blenheim last wk . This guy smoked most on bike split . Looks like a gravel bike and love to know what it is . Much appreciated 👊😎

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Really appreciate someone more knowledgeable as to what bike this is . Raced Blenheim last wk . This guy smoked most on bike split . Looks like a gravel bike and love to know what it is . Much appreciated 👊😎

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Wouldn't an XC bike be better

Wouldn't an XC bike be better

Title for @Maj 's next current project thread

He’s it may well be ! Just very intrigued what the rig was . He rode off nearly all triathlon specific bikes there 😜

imo the best gravel bike ad. all boxes checked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJqvg84r0Gs

at least some of that was filmed a few streets away from me in seattle, not sure where the mtb bits were though, maybe squamish?

maybe the new supersix? hard to say. is that a dynamo front hub too?