WHEN IT COMES TO BICYCLING Australia Magazine reviews, the new bikes we test tend to fall into one or two, and occasionally three, categories. Road, all-road or gravel. The nautical blue alloy offering we have here certainly breaks the mould, the beast from Bikes Online being difficult to categorise and truly unique from just about every angle.
IS IT A GRAVEL BIKE?
Arguably the biggest bike industry buzzword over the past few years has been gravel, with all manufacturers firmly aboard the wagon and prominently featuring the six magic ‘G to the R to the A to the V …’ letters near the top of their website. But not Polygon, the brand behind the Bend R9X we have here. In fact, if you take a look
