12/18/2023 0 Comments Dark runner stats gear![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I feel much less fatigued and sore after a long ride. But let me tell you, El Paso has some rough roads and riding tubeless smoothed a lot of that out. I’m new to the Gravel scene so have yet to test that aspect of it. We did some hard climbing this weekend and the bike don’t miss a beat. I was worried about the 1x setup but it closely geared to my MTB so it feels super natural. It feels amazing and so comfortable on long rides. I went from a Roubaix Expert and this bike felt even better. I was amazed at how comfortable the bike felt and how easily I ride those 30 miles. I immediately assembled and went in a 30mile ride. It took me about 10 minutes to order it and 3 days later it was on my doorstep. I immediately got on their website and fell in Love with the 6061 All road. A customer brought in a State bike and I was intrigued. I’ve been riding Mountain and road for over 25 years and run a local bike shop. You’ll find yourself saving money as you won’t need to look any further for a race-ready adventure bike! State has always been good at competing on a budget, but this bike just kills it at that.Īgain, I feel this bike earned its name as an All-Road and would recommend this to anyone torn on whether they need a gravel bike or not. The geo alone sold me on the bike, but the components and build quality rounded it out to compete with high level $3k+ gravel bikes. NOW to the gravel, which is where the bike shows it’s full personality: The geometry is well balanced to be both “race ready” while also having enough head tube length to make you confident and comfortable on the toughest trails. I bring up its impression on the road because that is almost impossible to find on a gravel bike and you’ll find that very important on long grueling mixed surface adventures. This bike is wildly fast on paved roads, so much that the 40mm tire penalty compared to a road bike is almost non existent. I put 2000 miles of pavement on this bike and ALWAYS picked it over my carbon road bike when I was doing intervals because it just made them much more fun. This bike is the best all-around bike I’ve ever owned- It 100% earned its name as an “All-Road” as it truly performs well on any surface. *Im a SBC rider but Im also a bike snob who owns many other bike brands* ![]()
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