State All-Road

If I did it all over again I'd either do the same thing, or get something like the State All-Road with both wheelsets (an on-road focused 700c and an off-road focused 650b). Then swap the wheels as needed instead of having two separate bikes.

After a few dozen city miles I took out the new State All-Road (w/gravel fork) for 50 miles on some of Ohio's best gravel, caught Fall in the nick of time too. Anybody replaced their stock breaks? They're ok, but more "slow ya down" than "stop ya fast" kind of thing. Other than that, the thing seems like a beast with the 650s on.

It’s the same stuff. I have a Topstone 105 and a Poseidon Redwood and I am very pleased with the budget State All-Road 4130. It’s a great bike for the price. I say it’s the best sub-$1,000 gravel bike on the US market.

I have the State All-Road 4130, Poseidon Redwood, and a Cannondale Topstone 105. The State 4130 is the best budget gravel bike out there right now in my opinion. $800 today only is what I paid for mine last year.

It took over 4 weeks to get the rim warranty replaced, but I had no spare bike at that time! So I looked for a budget “backup” bike, watched a million gravel bike reviews, and bought the State All-Road. I waffled between three different bikes quite a bit and ended up canceling and re-ordering two different bike preorders twice before finally settling on the State All-Road. It’s probably the only bike I haven’t gotten buyers remorse on because it’s very adequate and a good value.

Steel frames may feel more sturdy and comfortable and can be repaired/recycled. In order of budget:. - State Bicycle All Road.

1 bike on my wish list is a State All-Road 4130. For about $1300 you can have a drop-bar all steel disc bike with both 650b and 700c wheel sets - which means a whole lot of checked boxes for different riding terrains. For less than $1600, you can get both the wheel sets and a carbon fork. I can’t imagine more versatile bang for the buck.

I also have a State All-Road 4130 and like it quite a bit. I use the Topstone more as my “day rider” and the State as my commuter (put the Cannondale wheels + RH tires on it). Poseidon bikes come very well geared for hills.