When you’re on the lookout for a contemporary gravel bike that’s prepared for adventures with all of the mounts, 700×50 tire clearance, and dropper put up compatibility, the brand new Polygon Bend is it. And it begins at simply $1,499 for a whole bike.
The Bend’s alloy body begins with a sloping prime tube that gives nice standover clearance and retains the burden low when it’s loaded down. And it’s straightforward to load, with exhausting mounting factors for body baggage beneath the highest tube, plus extra mounts on the highest facet.
There’s additionally two bottle cages contained in the entrance triangle and one other beneath. The carbon fork provides three “something cage” mounts plus rack and fender attachment factors.
Within the again are rack mounts for packing extra. These sit atop dropped seatstays, which bend and flatten so as to add a little bit of compliance.
The R7 mannequin proven above has SRAM Apex 1×11 mechanical for $1,499. Above that’s is the Bend R9X with Rival AXS 1×12 with upgraded Novatec tubeless-ready wheels for $2,899 in Nautical Blue.
The highest degree Bend V9X goes to SRAM GX AXS with Reverb XPLR AXS and a Fox AX32 suspension fork for $3,999.
