re: tOfficial Cycling Thread

I'm in the market for a new bike.

I'm not a roadie, so I shy away from pure road bikes.

I'm big on gravel and all things associated, but of course living in the city I don't ride as much gravel as I'd like.

I love steel, but also I sometimes end up in roadie type rides where I have to drop the hammer, and a 25 pound steel bike is not ideal here.

The older I get the more I prioritize comfort above all, so this fits well with my love for steel.

Anyone got some recs?

Right now my short list is the following:

- Salsa Vaya (steel, comfortable, but will definitely be slower)
- Trek Checkpoint (hate the aluminum, don't hate the carbon but also don't really want to go that high end; geo is still very roadie centric just with more clearance)
- All City Space Horse (steel, a little more aggressive and a little lighter than the Vaya)
- Niner RTL 9 steel (expensive as shite for a steel bike, lighter than the other steel bikes)
- Chumba Terlingua (the most expensive, but a local builder to Central Texas, very high quality steel, lifelong type bike for road and gravel, could be worth the investment)