This Is the Future of Gravel Bikes

Welcome to this special episode of the Velo Podcast from our 2027 Field Test, where we asked one very important question: What does the future of gravel look like? We took six bikes that couldn’t be more different and compared them head to head. The six bikes: Giant Revolt: The lightweight all-rounder—race it or go off the beaten path. Factor Sarana: The ultra endurance machine. Argon18 Anti Matter: The aero approach to gravel. Obed GVR: The progressive race bike. Pivot Les SL Drop Bar: The drop-bar mountain bike. Salsa Fargo 32 Ti: The 32er. How much difference do big wheels make? We started with a first impressions loop, then put them through a series of head to head challenges, and finally took them on a 100km ride with varied terrain up to Whistler, BC. Now, Levy, Josh, and Logan have some thoughts about what they just experienced and where the future of gravel is headed. We break it all down on this special episode of the Velo Pod where we're all together under one roof! Watch the three episodes and learn more about each bike in our individual reviews at https://velo.outsideonline.com/tag/ve... Velo's 2027 Gravel Field Test is presented by: Endura Sport - https://www.endurasport.com/ Schwalbe Tires - https://www.schwalbetires.com/ Easton Cycling - https://eastoncycling.com/collections... 00:00 Intro 01:25 The Bikes 03:00 Was This Actually Gravel Riding? 08:30 The Importance of Back to Back Testing 13:48 Are 32-Inch Wheels the Future of Gravel? 21:16 What Kind of Gravel Riding Do You Like? 31:04 Biggest Surprise of the Test? 37:05 How would you change the pivot gravel bike? 40:35 Don't Let the Brand Tell You What the Bike Is 43:48 Did We Figure Out the Future of Gravel?