My girlfriend’s looking for a small gravel bike for commuting and they’re hard to find. Does anyone have any suggestions?
She’s just changed jobs and can now ride to the hospital she works at – about 20km on road and towpath. She’ll ride once or twice a week and wants discs, tiagra or better, and mudguard mounts. New or second hand but, obviously, needs to be delivered. It’ll be well locked up at work in an out-of-the-way store round the back.
She bought a new Genesis CDA 20 for £750 which arrived yesterday with a mangled drive side dropout from transit damage. It’s going back for a refund – no more smalls available. She likes steel and is now looking at a Cotic escapade, but there’s a long wait and they’re much more expensive.
So I thought I’d ask the great hive mind. Which small gravel bikes have we missed that you can buy or pre-order at around £1k?
