(Image credit: Roo Fowler)

Look has launched its new G85 Cezal gravel bike today, and I've managed to test ride one already. While gravel bikes are increasingly differentiated into gravel race and gravel adventure specialisms, Look aims to offer a generalist that can be used for everything from racing to gravel adventure rides and light bikepacking.

Can one bike span the range of modern gravel riding? I rode the G85 Cezal in Tuscany to try and find out.

All boxes ticked – except one

Front tyre clearance extends to 57mm, allowing a mullet tyre setup (Image credit: Roo Fowler)

Look claims that its updated gravel geometry , with a 70-degree head tube and 50mm trail in size M, offers stable handling but without losing playfulness.

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At the rear, the seat tube angle is 74 degrees, and the seatpost has a 5mm offset.…