With a goal of buying a commuter that I could take out on the odd gravel ride and a “rainy day” road ride I set out some criteria. I wanted disk brakes, clearance for 40mm tyres and a steel frame. My final choice was the Bombtrack Hook 2 which was a 2017 runout.

A few weeks after buying it I was invited to join a newbie friendly mountain bike ride so I decided why not bring the Bombtrack. I loved it so much I got a mountain bike 😁.

So in my first year or so of ownership my Bombtrack has done everything from my all weather 6km commute to SeVen to an overnight trip Bikepacking to Bunbury so far I’ve covered 4074km on this bike and I am loving it.

Upgrades

Although the Bombtrack is already a great bike I’ve added a couple of upgrades and accessories to make it better. I will go into more details on my experience with the accessories and upgrades but the list so far is:

11-36 SRAM Cassette
38T SRAM Force 1 Chainring
Specialized Pathfinder Pro 38mm Tyres
Brooks C15 Cambium Saddle
Look X-Track race carbon pedals

So far I really love the Bombtrack, and it has really got me into gravel riding. In late July I will be doing my second gravel race.