Thanks for the reply! I have a full suspension mountain bike (Trek Fuel EX) so I don’t really need this to be my singletrack bike. The scenario where I see myself doing singletrack on a gravel bike is when I’m bikepacking or doing a long gravel ride one day and want to explore some new singletrack for a little bit.

Right now I think I’m considering:
- Trek Checkpoint ALR 4 ($1700)
- Jamis Renegade Expat ($1200)
- Kona Sutra LTD Custom Build ($1500)
- Breezer Radar Expert $900
- Fuji Jari 1.7 $1100

I think the Trek Checkpoint is my #1 but it’s very expensive for me.