Gravel Guide

Gravel stands for versatility and gives you the freedom to ride where you want. With a gravel bike, you can experience pure independence. Zip over gravel roads and master cobblestones or paved field, forest and meadow paths skilfully. Find the places where the asphalt ends and dive into a world full of new off-road discoveries with a gravel bike.

Whether it's an adventurous ride from the kiosk next door over gravel and crushed stone to an idyllic country park, on your daily commute to work. Paths you always wanted to try or a fast fun ride that demands off-road capability from you and your bike. Either way, gravel bikes give you the freedom to ride anywhere.

Gravel bikes are comfortable, versatile training and touring partners that will happily ride over most any terrain. Plus, gravel bikes often offer you the option of attaching mudguards and luggage systems – an interesting factor especially for commuters.

The fact is: Gravelling is for everyone and there is no reason not to own a gravel bike!

The BACKROAD is our versatile carbon gravel bike for your next off-road adventure – high quality, lightweight and extremely comfortable. The particularly high-quality material impresses with its flexing, cushioning properties, which are particularly noticeable in terms of comfort. Though a carbon frame doesn’t compromise on stiffness. Instead, a carbon frame gives you exactly the right amount of stiffness without sacrificing on comfort and flex. Especially on rocky trails or unpaved roads you will feel it when the flex of the carbon takes away strong vibrations and ensures that the traction of your bike is really good in bumpy corners.

The groupsets on gravel bikes are at least as versatile as the bike itself.

Gravel groupsets combine the advantages of the established MTB and road bike sectors so you have everything you need for gravelling! They are robust, fast and accurate. You can decide between 1-speed and 2-speed drives and thus determine the intended use of your gravel bike. 

No part of your gravel bike is as critical to your riding experience as the right gravel tyre.

It is extremely versatile and delivers rolling resistance, grip and puncture protection. Both the gravel bike’s all-rounder characteristic and the ability to clear most any terrain are possible due to its very wide tyres. It is quite normal to see tyre widths between 32 and 42 mm. They also provide you with the necessary comfort and control so that you are happy to sit relaxed in the saddle for a long time, even on a long road trip. When choosing tyres, consider where you will be riding your gravel bike. Do you ride more on tarmac or do you tend to blaze over gravel and dirt roads and sometimes through mud? It is important that the tyre fits your intended use.

1 Schwalbe G-One Allround (tyre width: 38 mm)
asphalt / light, unpaved paths / light, dry trails

2 Schwalbe G-One Bite (tyre width: 38 mm)
off-road / unpaved roads / off-road specialist

3 Continental Terra Trail ProTection (tyre width: 40 mm)
rough terrain and coarse gravel / unpaved roads / easy trails with sticks and stones

4 Continental Terra Speed (tyre width: 40 mm)
high speeds on asphalt and sand / rough terrain and coarse gravel / easy trails with sticks and stones

5 WTB Venture Road TCS tanwall (tyre width: 47 mm)
For a variety of terrains / pebbles and gravel / adventure roads

The BACKROAD offers plenty of versatility with its many attachment points for bottle cages, Anything Cages or bags, perfect for epic bikepacking adventures! You need nothing more than our ROSE gravel bike, the right equipment, and your gear to give you dreams of freedom: Put the bags on and go! If not now, when?

Who doesn’t want to look really good on their gravel bike? The right gravel equipment also includes stylish and functional cycle clothing. From wild and colourful to minimal and reduced – anything goes when gravel riding! Not only do you have the freedom to ride where you want, but also the freedom to wear what suits your next adventure.