Fustle’s Causeway is one of the best aggressive gravel bikes available and was born when leading MTB design consultant, Alastair Beckett, started exploring forgotten local trails from his door during lockdown. The MTB influence is clear in the tall, slack head tube, steeply sloping top tube and generous tire clearance. This Control version comes with a brake lever controlled dropper as standard for extra jiving room on techy trails, but you still get a full set of bikepacking mounts too. It’s not the smoothest or calmest ride up front though and pricing is expensive compared to some similar direct sell options.
