Originally Posted by
Amt0571
Gravel bikes may work on really smooth and compacted trails. Anything more than that and you need an MTB to have a decent comfort.
I don't know of any single trail that is as smooth as the ones pictured here that falls less than a hundred km from my house. No gravel for me.
Pretty sure its different for everyone. For YOU, a gravel bike would only work on really smooth and compacted trails. But for others, many others, a gravel road bike works well on...gravel roads. Many do quite fine riding on gravel roads and not just smooth trails.
Geography is for sure a consideration- if someone lives in a large metro, there may not be much need/use for a gravel bike. If someone lives in an area with no gravel roads and only has access to ungraded trails, then there may not be much need/use for a gravel bike. I live in a state with over70,000mi of gravel roads and only 3million people. Many can throw a rock off their porch and hit...more rocks on the road out front.
A lot of interest is geographic.