best aluminium gravel bikes 2023 Camino Al GRX1 Award-winning gravel bikeDefault Title

best aluminium gravel bikes 2023 Camino Al GRX1 Award-winning gravel bikeDefault TitleCapable, tough and quick aluminium adventure bike for exploring the world. At a glance Shimano GRX 610 1x 12 speed groupset Camino Carbon fork Sonder Nova 700c UK made wheelset 6061 aluminium frame Camino Al is built for those moments when the road turns into trail and the bridleway drops off into single track. Spritely and comfortable on the tarmac with enough in reserve to explore off road trails, it transforms your riding experience and turns dead

Capable, tough and quick aluminium adventure bike for exploring the world.

At a glance

• Shimano GRX 610 1x 12-speed groupset
• Camino Carbon fork
• Sonder Nova 700c UK made wheelset
• 6061 aluminium frame

Camino Al is built for those moments when the road turns into trail and the bridleway drops off into single track. Spritely and comfortable on the tarmac with enough in reserve to explore off-road trails, it transforms your riding experience and turns dead ends into possibilities.

The Camino takes elements from cyclocross, gravel, and adventure race bikes. Its relaxed geometry is designed for long day comfort, with a longer wheelbase, slacker head angle and lengthened headtube for a more natural riding position.

A low bottom bracket and short chainstays make it agile through the corners whilst the slackened head angle inspires confidence when descending.

The aluminium frame is tough enough to take a knock or two, so you can lose yourself in the journey and push the technical envelope of your travel or even your commute. Effortlessly adaptable, the Camino is as proficient on your local trail as it is on the open road, with tyre clearance up to 700c x 50mm or 650b x 2.2" for that added traction and comfort on bumpier terrain.

Responsive and exhilarating even when loaded up with luggage; rack, bottle cage and mud guard mounts give you the option to pack up and pedal off on a self-supported ride whenever the feeling takes you. Triple cage mount on the top of the downtube allows for 2 different mounting positions for the bottle cage for extra bag clearance or to fit a Lug-Kage.

The 1 x 12 gearing, with a whopping 10 – 45t cassette, offers a gear range that is wide enough to cope with any terrain, opening up the alpine passes to mere mortals with enough at the top end to cruise up on the flat.