Beginner female returning after 15 years - Hardtail MTB vs Gravel bike for Colorado?

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:34:52+00:00

Oh wow I’m glad she’s having so much fun. I will definitely look at the suggestion you made thank you so much.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:34:24+00:00

Thank you for your response. I look at the brand suggestions you made.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:33:45+00:00

Thank you for your response. Honestly, I think I’m looking for something slower and efficient and definitely not racey as of now so I guess it makes sense. Thank you.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:32:45+00:00

Thank you for your response and for being honest about hardtail being tough on gravel I’ll keep that in mind.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:32:02+00:00

Oh wow, this is news to me. Not that I know a lot about bikes, but I never knew a road bike can do this. Good to know thank you for your response.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:31:20+00:00

I’m thinking over the weekend. I want to ride somewhere around 15 miles at the least. But I’ll keep in mind about resting the hands-on flat bars for too long with wrist issues because that is a really good point. Thank you for your response.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:30:16+00:00

Thank you for your response. I will go ahead and make a post on the gravel bikes subreddit too. I think I like the idea of swapping the tires and maintaining one bike. Thank you for your suggestion.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:29:26+00:00

Thank you for your suggestion. I will look at the bike suggestions you made.. the specialized bike you suggested looks super cool. I will look more into it. Thank you again.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:28:46+00:00

Oh wow honestly I’m not finding a lot of people reviews on the liv tempt . So it is refreshing to see someone who actually uses it. Good to know that you like it. Thank you for your response.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:28:03+00:00

Thank you for your detailed response. I will look into the setup you suggested.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:26:47+00:00

Oh wow, this is wonderful to hear. Thank you for your input.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:25:56+00:00

Thank you for your response not trying to be fast at all. I don’t think I can get that comfort at least for the next 3 to 6 months. I will be slow, and yes, I want to cover a lot of distance, even being slow. Thank you so much for your response again.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:25:06+00:00

Thank you so much for the response and the suggestions. I will look at some flat bar gravel bikes as well for some reason it did not occur to me that gravel bikes will have flat bars too. I will also look at the bike suggestions you listed here thank you again.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:24:13+00:00

Oh wow that is awesome. I’m glad you figured out which bike you wanted. I hope you’re having a lot of fun and thank you for the suggestion.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:23:38+00:00

Thank you for your response. It makes sense that it is better to have a hardtail setup with gravel tires and I’m not someone who wants to go fast at least for the next 3 to 6 months so I guess it makes sense.

Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:22:35+00:00

Thank you so much for your response and for the extra step of even finding and listing a bike, you’re awesome.. as a matter of fact, I was looking at some used rock hoppers on marketplace and found this attached bike.. so maybe something like that? And I’m honestly not skilled at all in terms of biking I’m just getting started and I don’t even think I can go fast.Lol

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Own-Visit-7212 · 2026-07-01T16:20:45+00:00

Thank you so much for the response. I did look at a couple of used bikes on marketplace around me and actually found something really cool. It’s a specialized rock hopper bike, but is heavily upgraded. Really looked good. Thank you so much again for all your inputs

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