Originally Posted by
repechage
Colnago made gravel bikes, they were called the Super and raced on whatever course was routed.
Note the unused seat tube waterbottle bosses, and everyone thought that was an 80’s thing.
Road bikes can be used to tour on. Should we consider them touring bikes though?
Road bikes can be ridden on rocky rooted singletrack. Should we consider them mountain bikes though?
Or can we all just accept that gravel existed long before the currently well established category became popular, recognize that bike specialization isnt always needed but is often beneficial, and then collectively move on?