Can We Prove That Gravel Riding Is Harder Than Mountain Biking?

Mountain biking is known for being tough, but we think gravel riding might be even tougher! With our new power meters from Favero, we put our gravel and mountain bike assumptions to the test: Gravel riding is not just better, it’s also harder. Will we be able to prove it?

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00:00 Gravel is harder than MTB. Can we prove it?
00:42 Which discipline places more demands on your body?
01:39 Our Assioma PRO MX-2 Dual-Sided Power Meter Pedals 😍
02:00 Where are we for this test?
02:35 Our bikes: Canyon Lux Trail & Orbea Terra
03:05 Test Breakdown
03:22 Lycra vs MTB Gear
04:03 Si’s turn on the MTB
04:33 The Pedals
05:11 Alex’s turn on the gravel bike & lap #2 for Si
06:00 Si’s reflections
06:56 Instantaneous Angular Velocity (I.A.V.)
08:00 Next test
08:54 Technical details of the Assioma pedals
09:24 More riding!
09:53 Predictions, Results and Reflections
12:07 Is mountain biking tougher?

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