Took new Terrel on first real dirt ride this morning. This is my first gravel bike so I have nothing to compare it to, but it was great. Fun, comfortable, quiet.
The trail was one that I've found boring and tiring on my full suspension MTB and thus have largely avoided it. But on the gravel bike I just had a feeling of lightness and, though perhaps it sounds a little cheesy, joy – easy climbing and acceleration, fun picking my way through small rock gardens, etc. Can't really explain it but it reminded me of the feelings had when I first started riding trails on a rigid MTB in 1990.
Anyway, I'm stoked. The 50mm tires seem really good – not as slow on the road as I would have thought, and great on the trail.
by Existing-Board3330