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Gravel Dream Machines
2021 BUYER’S GUIDE
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GRAVEL DREAM MACHINES
Pinarello Grevil $4,500 (frame)
The Grevil is unmistakably Pinarello at its core, and yet unique in the Italian brand’s lineup. Swap out wheels and the Grevil changes personality – from a comfortable road performer on 28c tires to a gravel master on 42c right up to a singletrack slayer on 650b wheels with 2.1"-wide treads. Available as a frameset or in Shimano GrX or Ultegra builds, the all-carbon Grevil and its asymmetric design optimize power transfer, while the Flexstays offer the right compliance for comfort. The frame has internal routing for either electronic or mechanical groupsets and impressive little details like an extra bottle cage on the underside of the down tube for those extra long days in the saddle. (unoimports.com)
T-Lab X3 $7,450
Straight out of Montreal, T-Lab takes its made-to-order titanium technology and offers it in a high-performing adventure bike. The X3 disc frame uses uniquely shaped Grade 9 titanium tubes and offers loads of clearance in the rear triangle to accommodate tires as large as 700 x 45c or 650b x 51c. The $7,450 GrX Di2 build includes Shimano’s RX815 electronic gravel-focused drivetrain with Mavic Allroad USt Disc CL wheels. It’s a refined machine that is simply a blast barreling along gravel roads. The X3 is available in five standard sizes or, if you’re looking to personalize your X3 even more, you can also order custom geometry. You can add on a third water bottle, and rack or fender mounts, too. (t-lab-bikes.com)
Allied Allroad $14,495
When the folks behind Allied want to check on the manufacturing process of their carbon-fibre bike frames, their trip to the factory isn’t a daylong airplane ride away: it’s literally in the next room of their building in Rogers, Ark. The Allroad is designed to take on any surface you care to throw at it. While it’s available in a wide array of builds, one of the best features the Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 groupset. The complete bike is built up in Canada by Mariposa Bicycles. The company rounds out the machine with Enve 3.4 AR Disc wheels, as well as an Enve bar, stem and seatpost. Available in six sizes, from 49 to 61 cm. (mariposabicycles.ca)—DD
