Gravel bikes vs road bikes: what are the differences and which is best for you? [Video]

These days, drop-handlebar bikes come in many different forms, including road bikes, gravel bikes, cyclocross bikes, endurance road bikes, all-road bikes and even monster gravel bikes! To make things worse, not all brands stick to the same nomenclature and the lines between categories are more blurred than ever. The choice of a new bike can be bewildering, so here’s our guide to the ways in which gravel bikes and road bikes differ, and how to select the best one for you.

If you’re in the market for a new bike, then you might be asking yourself whether your money will be better spent on a road bike, or whether you should be listening to all the hype and getting a gravel bike instead. Well, over the last few weeks, I’ve been quizzing the road.cc team to see which bike they’d choose for their one-bike garage. I’ve also been putting the miles in on …