Originally Posted by
DougRNS
This is my whole issue with gravel. The same but slower. F that. I bust my ass to get faster and you addictionites upgrade to save a quarter ounce for the sake of speed, then all of a sudden Madison Avenue or whoever tells you gravel bikes are cool so you dive in up to your neck.

No, I am not upset. Just befuddled.
For somebody who is good at crashing, "the same but slower" than road is rather appealing.