How to Choose a Gravel Bike

Gravel is one of the broadest categories at Circles. A good way to choose is to think about how you want to ride and how sporty you want the bike to feel. It is also a deep category for light, rackless bikepacking—consider yourself warned.

WILDE BICYCLE Co Rambler SL

With a carbon fork, the WILDE Rambler SL is built for riders who want a quicker, more responsive feel on gravel. Its geometry avoids an overly aggressive forward position, making it easy to separate weekend adventures from everyday riding.
Clearance for 700 x 50c or 650b x 2.2-inch tires, plus multiple rack and fender mounts, also gives it enough range for loaded gravel touring.

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SKLAR BIKES Super Something

The Super Something is designed around tires up to 700 x 55c and also supports 650b, giving you plenty of room to tune the bike for where you want to ride and what you want to try.
Because the frame works with either drop or flat handlebars, it is a strong choice for riders who want to ignore trends and keep adapting one good frame for a long time.

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DOPPO Locust

DOPPO is built as a tool for following your own path without interference, and the Locust is the model best suited to off-road use. Its foundation is close to a mountain bike, but the geometry is designed for a broad range of riding, from dirt touring to trail play.

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BIKE FRIDAY All Packa

Despite its small wheels, the BIKE FRIDAY All-Packa offers huge clearance for tires up to 2.8 inches and plenty of mounting points for rackless packing.
It is ideal for a nomadic style of travel: ride gravel for a few days, pack up, move on, and start the next tour. We classify it here by terrain, but its personality is deeply rooted in touring.

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CRUST Bombora

The CRUST Bombora is categorized as a gravel bike but is designed around road-bike components. At the same time, it clears 27.5 x 2.3-inch tires and uses a relatively low bottom bracket, combining a road-like sense of speed with stable handling on gravel.

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RITCHEY Outback

The RITCHEY Outback keeps touring-bike fundamentals such as a longer wheelbase and relaxed head angle, while supporting 700 x 48 mm or 650b x 2.0-inch tires. Depending on the build, it can cover everything from paved roads to gravel.
The original carbon fork includes cargo mounts, another clear sign that it was designed with modern touring in mind.

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