1.there are no cars
2.you can ride in the middle of the road
3.it makes you feel like Christopher Columbus as you explore new worlds
4.fewer humans
5.varied terrain
6.new routes............because you have exhausted all the others
7.because the tire patterns are cooler than skinny bald road tires
8.the bikes are cooler
9.the bikes are more comfy
10.the people are way more friendly than those snobby ass Wednesday night roadies
11.getting muddy is way more fun than eating road spray
12.less roadkill to smell
13.less chance of getting heckled
14.it makes me feel like a old school hard ass euro-pro
15.the paved roads are worse than the gravel

Gravel Lover


1.your a creature of habit
2.you dont follow trends
3.you think its silly
4.the bikes look ridiculous
5.the tires are too fat
6.you like to go fast
7.your scared of falling down
8.you dont know any good routes
9.you have absolutely zero gravel roads in your area
10.the bikes are too heavy
11.you dont own a gravel bike
12.you think your CX bike is only for CXn
13.there are no KOMS for you to try and smash
14.you like to cover as much ground in your 90 minute rides and gravel riding makes you go slower
15.you drowned two summers ago and dont even know what we are talking about

Gravel Ignorant