small budget Gravel bikes

[DP-UK]

Hi,
Am enquiring for my nephew (20 years old) what does £900 buy these days in the world of gravel bikes.
Apart from not a lot, some suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[ColinJ]

I think that something pretty decent could be had new for that price, and for a lot less used on eBay.

A very quick search found THIS at Merlin Cycles for £899. Only available in 59 cm though. THESE are only £699!

 

[DP-UK]

Thanks Colin

 

[HLaB]

Hi,
Am enquiring for my nephew (20 years old) what does £900 buy these days in the world of gravel bikes.
Apart from not a lot, some suggestions would be appreciated.

When I was looking a few years back for new and a popular size. That was getting you slightly less gears, a lower groupset, mechanical disk brakes, exposed cables and all aluminium. Still a good bike, but I upped my budget to £1,500 the original price of @ColinJ example but another make. I could have got full carbon too for just more than £2,000, but I opted for just carbon forks as a friend advised that it being my first gravel bike that I wouldn't want to be nervous about falling off and bashing it and the extra dough wouldn't have been worth it.

 

[Katana]

Hi,
Am enquiring for my nephew (20 years old) what does £900 buy these days in the world of gravel bikes.
Apart from not a lot, some suggestions would be appreciated.

If he plans to buy a brand new bike then Boardman Adventure 8.6 from Halfords comes at £825 which is very good gravel bike(I also own it). I think only thing it lacks is the hydraulic brakes as it is equipped with mechanical disc brakes. Other than that I cannot fault anything. However he could possibly consider better spec models for more if he’s able to get it through “Cycle to work scheme”.

 

[vickster]

Go outdoors have a few options
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/cycling/bikes/gravel-bikes/
Try Decathlon too as well as Boardman above

 

[ade towell]

If you're prepared to go second hand you could get a really beautiful lightly used bike for under £900 - I got a Kinesis Tripster ATR titanium with hydraulic brakes for less than that, worth checking ebay and Facebook marketplace locally if you're comfortable with that. As has been mentioned you may struggle to get a new bike with carbon fork, hydraulic brakes and under £1000, imho they are so much nicer than mechanical disc brakes, and for me at least less hassle