Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

Isn't the whole point of gravel so you can post about it on social media? Mission accomplished.

I fucking hate cows. I mean I love them, but they're crap for bike rides. They're always just hanging out where you want to be. One time slogging up a little switchbacky climb on the peak bridleway a small herd of mothers and calves were all over the trail, I thought I'd walk through slowly and calmly until I saw the bull in the middle, promptly shat myself and pegged it way into the heather with my loaded (gravel) bike and pushed up the hill at a distance. Watched on as someone calmly (obliviously?) descended through the whole lot.
Another time on the dales divide a herd had amassed on BOTH sides of a gate I was supposed to be heading through. Was knackered though so quite happy for the excuse to take the road diversion tbh.

Isn't this guy a mountainbiker?

Same happened here, large group of cows of varying ages saw me and started walking in the other direction, slowly, on the path for about a mile and a half until I gave up and turned round to be confronted with more cows. So off into the heather I went to round the rear formation and escape.

To be fair to the they probably saved me from a pitch black middle of no where without lights ride, perhaps they knew.

Generally cows get out of your way if you do that farmer style “Gwaaan Fuck Off now ladies” accompanied by gentle shooing arm movements. The trouble is you have to keep advancing. So when you stop to wave, they turn round and get curious and I have found the one arm wave less effective

We woke up surrounded by cows one time after a wild camp.

if you eat beef or drink milk then you can’t really complain about the cows getting their own back every once in a while

Wtf that guy was thinking riding straight into a bull I guess only he can say, looks like he learned a valuable lesson about not being an enormous twat.

cows are the silent jury in the trial of mankind

One for Amey?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbSgFKTxVa4

and here's it being ridden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv-VJHy2ilc

Can't deal with people flooding social media with the most mundane riding. Just load it into strava.

Thoughts?

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Sorry if it's been posted before

Fucking SRAM...

Thoughts?

#tukt

Nice tyre clearance, perfect for some sweet gravel

Grim

Fork - head tube making a strong case for external headset cups

The steapost cutaway angle and clamp bolt location are horrific

The colour at least is spot on, it’s not going to show when it gets puked on

Road cycling will save the gravel bike.

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you joke but I am going to put some knobblies on it at some point and ride it as DRY GRAVEL ONLY bike, the ideal conditions are peak summer and it hasnt rained for a week