Morning,
I am exceedingly lucky that my parents live in south east Spain, and even more lucky that they provide me with a bit of garage space to keep some bikes.
I currently have 3 road bikes over there, for me, my partner and our daughter.
Last time I visited I fitted a wall bracket which took two of them off the floor, so by my man maths that now means there is room for one more ;-)
I've only road ridden over there, but there are a lot of interesting looking gravelly type roads out there that would be quite interesting to explore.
Being practical, a drop bar bike would be my preference, as it would make a good guest bike when we have friends/family come over who want to ride, the downside there is that a cheap gravel bike (new) will not come with hydraulic brakes, and my experiences with mechanical discs is really poor, both in terms of braking performance, and having to adjust them frequently/having them rubbing the rotors.
Are hydraulic drop bar bikes any cheaper now than they used to be, and or are mechanical discs any better than they used to be?
I did have a brief look on fb marketplace over there (How I sourced my daughters bike) but there is not much on offer nearby of a gravel bike theme.
Decathlon (a local store to them) could be an option, as I suspect the cost and risk of flying over with a bike would cancel out any initial savings, and I don't see me driving there any time soon.
I am exceedingly lucky that my parents live in south east Spain, and even more lucky that they provide me with a bit of garage space to keep some bikes.
I currently have 3 road bikes over there, for me, my partner and our daughter.
Last time I visited I fitted a wall bracket which took two of them off the floor, so by my man maths that now means there is room for one more ;-)
I've only road ridden over there, but there are a lot of interesting looking gravelly type roads out there that would be quite interesting to explore.
Being practical, a drop bar bike would be my preference, as it would make a good guest bike when we have friends/family come over who want to ride, the downside there is that a cheap gravel bike (new) will not come with hydraulic brakes, and my experiences with mechanical discs is really poor, both in terms of braking performance, and having to adjust them frequently/having them rubbing the rotors.
Are hydraulic drop bar bikes any cheaper now than they used to be, and or are mechanical discs any better than they used to be?
I did have a brief look on fb marketplace over there (How I sourced my daughters bike) but there is not much on offer nearby of a gravel bike theme.
Decathlon (a local store to them) could be an option, as I suspect the cost and risk of flying over with a bike would cancel out any initial savings, and I don't see me driving there any time soon.
