Love my gravel bike (Norco Search XR) way more than I thought I would; always surprised the difficulty of trails I can take it on and I now look for routes that mix all types of trails and surfaces. Its just really fun and it is weird how it just seems to want to speed up on gravel fire roads and trails. Had a converted '02 Trek Fuel for commuting/gravel, etc but the Search does everything so much better. Even got one for my wife and we plan to do bikepacking (the Search has all the needed mounts to use racks and panniers). Unfortunately, I can't grow a decent 'stache and my wardrobe is devoid of olive green and earth tone kit to be a true gravel afficianado. Maybe some tats will help.
April 18, 2024, 10:04 a.m. - JohnC
Love my gravel bike (Norco Search XR) way more than I thought I would; always surprised the difficulty of trails I can take it on and I now look for routes that mix all types of trails and surfaces. Its just really fun and it is weird how it just seems to want to speed up on gravel fire roads and trails. Had a converted '02 Trek Fuel for commuting/gravel, etc but the Search does everything so much better. Even got one for my wife and we plan to do bikepacking (the Search has all the needed mounts to use racks and panniers). Unfortunately, I can't grow a decent 'stache and my wardrobe is devoid of olive green and earth tone kit to be a true gravel afficianado. Maybe some tats will help.