When Is A Gravel Bike Not A Gravel Bike?

Gravel bikes have opened the doors for us road cyclists to have more adventures beyond the pavement, but the common question always comes up: why not just get a mountain bike instead of a gravel bike? This got us thinking that it’s time we put both bike disciplines to the test to show that gravel bikes can do everything that mountain bikes can do ...or can they? 00:00 Can Gravel Bikes Do Everything MTB’s Can Do? 00:39 Special Guest: Blake Samson 01:25 Our Bikes! 03:04 First Challenge: 1km Time trial 05:17 First Test Results 06:20 Second Challenge: 350m Long Climb 08:24 Second Test Results 08:46 Third Challenge: Double Black Diamond Downhill Trail 11:28 Third Test Results 12:44 Conclusions! Useful Links: Everything Cycling. All In One Place 👉 GCN Uploader 👉 Visit the GCN Shop 👉 GCN WhatsApp Channel 👉 GCN Instagram Broadcast Channel 👉 Which bike would you opt in for? Blake’s Orbea or Hank’s Canyon? 🔥 Let us know in the comments below! 💬 Watch more on GCN... 📹 The Ultimate Gravel VS Mountain Bike Showdown! 👉 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Or why not check out our Features Playlist 👉 ​​ 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Drama-0-Rama - Ryan James Carr Electric Rock Dawg - Def Lev Funky Munky Biznis - HATAMITSUNAMI Glitch Digital 2 - SFX Producer Mezcal Negroni - Auxjack Million Dollar Smile - Duke Herrington Never Die Old - Sven Karlsson Old School Trip - Duke Herrington PREL Glitch 9 - SFX Producer PREL SSFX Glitch 6 - SFX Producer Rush Hour - Sven Karlsson Shuffle Showdown - Aiyo Step on Up - Rockin’ For Decades Street Rev Anthem - Aiyo The Meerkat - HATAMITSUNAMI #gcn #cycling #roadcycling #roadbike #bike #bikes #bikelife #gravel #mtb #mountainbike 📸 Photos - © Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sirotti Images The Global Cycling Network (GCN) is the largest online cycling channel in the world, bringing together a global community of road cyclists to celebrate everything that’s great about the world of cycling. Our videos bring fans compelling daily content including expert tutorials, techniques, training, racing, cutting-edge bike tech, unparalleled behind the scenes event coverage, humour, entertainment, and more. Presented by ex-pro riders, GCN offers a uniquely qualified insight into the world of cycling, and most importantly it’s fuelled by our passionate and enthusiastic fans – everyone who makes up the GCN community. We also bring the latest and greatest tech to your attention, showcase the best places in the world to ride and get exclusive access to events and races. Welcome to the Global Cycling Network | Inside Cycling Thanks to our sponsors: Pinarello Bikes: Topeak Tools: Canyon Bikes: Camelbak: Pirelli Tyres: Orbea Bikes: Vision Wheels: Wahoo Fitness: Park Tool: Selle Italia: SiS: Zwift: DMT Shoes: Silca: MET Helmets: Strava: ShadowStand: Precision Fuel & Hydration: AGU: Elitewheels: Watch our sister channels: GCN Tech - @gcntech GCN Racing - @gcnracing Global Triathlon Network - @gtn GCN Italia - @gcnitalia GCN en Español - @gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - @gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Français - @gcnenfrancais GCN Training - @GCNTraining Global Mountain Bike Network - @gmbn GMBN Racing - @gmbnracing GMBN Tech - @gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - @embn