Question to all you cycling commutist out there

[survivalistd]

Sweet rig! What model is that?
I have a Trek Stache that I don’t ride. Found out I’m not a MTB person and it’s too much for a road bike.
Really want a gravel bike.

Surley karate monkey

 

[mostlybirch]

I would hope not.

A currently produced dual purpose city/cross country bike needs a double front chain ring though. The 30 tooth of a cross country bike doesn’t work well on blacktop and a city bike with 40 tooth isn’t anything I’d want to use off-road.

That's where the 12 speed rear cassette is used. The 1x12 on my gravel bike has problems with neither.

 

[ni7ne]

You think you could find a triple ring at a bike shop these days?

Loaded touring bikes still take triples. It's the difference between walking and riding at a crawl up mountain grades with 4 bags.

 

[LostArra]

Triple needed on road from Taos to Red River (NM)

 

[Reburn]

That's where the 12 speed rear cassette is used. The 1x12 on my gravel bike has problems with neither.

Even my Domane has a 12 speed cassette. Its SRAM AXS reds and I have it set up to progressivly shift up and down but I dont remember the last time I needed the small front ring. Not in the last 1500 miles. It has 46/33 fronts. I could have gone with a 52/36 for better range but honestly the 52 is likely too big for me to pedal the bottom half except in steep downhill.

 

[RME]

What the spread, 90 pavement/ 10 trails? Lot of good hardtail options with 1x12 that could do both with the right tire.

If its more trail than commuting I ride a steel frame Kona Honzo with a 130mm fork, if its more commuting than trail its a steel frame Kona Rove gravel bike. If its not super rocky the gravel bike does pretty decent on trails and is way faster on gravel/pavement.

Resurrecting an old thread...Just wondering what the OP ended up going with and a thumbs up for the Kona Honzo. Sweet bike! I was about to buy one, then Covid hit and couldn't find one, ended up going with a similar Canfield Nimble 9.