The Secret to Buying a Gravel Bike

After a slew of gravel bike recommendations, months of indecision and nearly buying the wrong gravel bike, I found a secret weapon so I could go from which bike to the bike and you can too!
Winnow the field with 6 key criteria, avoid buying the wrong bike, and use what I think is the best FREE tool to help you go from your shortlist of gravel bikes to THE ONE!
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00:00 Buying a gravel bike is hard!
00:53 The problem with the bike industry
01:15 Tip # 1: Eliminate bikes that don't fit the bill
04:00 My gravel bike shortlist
05:23 Tip #2: Beware shiny objects
07:12 Tip #3: The Secret Weapon!
09:40 Ta-Da the winning gravel bike (for me!)
11:21 2 Things I added to the bike
12:11 Early impressions
12:58 The number bike buying mistake