Originally Posted by
Jeff Neese
I saw that, but perhaps he might consider that he could get a better overall bike by foregoing that one thing. Personally I'd much rather ride steel with mechanical brakes, than aluminum with hydraulics, wouldn't you?
For a gravel bike, definitely not. I would take the alum/hydro option, vs steel/mech. Probably on the road, too. I’m not particularly enamored with steel frames. (YMMV).