Building and riding a Flat Bar Gravel Bike - how does it compare to drop handlebars?

In today’s jam packed episode I’m building a gravel bike with flat bars to see how it compares to riding with drop handlebars. I bought this Pinnacle Arkose D3 frame and have kitted it out with parts I have lying around the workshop. As this is a smaller frame than I normally ride, I spent entirely too long worrying about the length of seatpost, while at the same time going in search of 90s style MTB vibes from this one - full on rigid flat bar fun The result is light, fast, and so much fun I rode it two days in a row and there’s another video on the way soon! If you don’t want to miss out on all of that, or if you just like the lighter side of bikes and bike building - please like and subscribe ‪@Downhillsmoothtarmac‬ If you want to make pumping your tyres or puncture repairs easier, check out the CYCPLUS e-pumps here - https://www.cycplus.com/?ref=uazdspgn ww.downhillsmoothtarmac.co.uk Facebook.com/downhillsmoothtarmac   / downhill_smooth_tarmac   https://strava.app.link/q5XeNNfD4Kb   / downhillsmoothtarmac