Originally Posted by lennskii

On the spectrum of gravel bikes on one hand being "Touring" (e.g. Kona Sutra) and "Racey" (e.g. Open Up) I found the Renegade sits nicely in the middle or a slight nudge to Racey.

Have slapped on a set of narrow (~19mm internal) road disc wheels with proper supple 28mm race tyres and latex inner tubes and it did super well on paved rides. You would only really notice a difference if you came from riding (and are replacing) a particularly aggressive road bike (e.g. Giant Propel or Trek Madone etc) where the chainstays are much shorter (for ducking in and out of pelotons) and are 2 degrees or more steeper in the head tube angle. Though you can tweak the Renegade with component choice is that's what you're after (lowering stem height, narrowed conventional drop bars vs. mildly flared that comes stock).

GCN did a pretty entertaining CX vs. Road on tarmac comparison (search Youtube for Road Vs Gravel Bike - Is A Gravel Bike Really Any Slower? GCN Does Science). They even did it a quick CX with slicks vs. Road slick tyres at the end. Although the CX bike in this test was noticeably heavier, it's probably more realistic in that many people who buy gravel bikes aren't super serious road racers looking for something more practical for day-to-day riding who often are coming off lighter racier bikes.