Originally Posted by blekenbleu

That seems a nice gravel bike; are you still riding in gravel with 28mm road tires?


Having lived near Concord, I suppose that
you might be better served by dual chain rings as on the Jari 1.3 and 1.7...
I am a 1x fan, but ride mostly level terrain. I picked up some speed by changing cassettes
so that most used cog also gives most nearly perfect chainline, with 1 tooth cog differences available either side.
Whether you could obtain that with 2 chain rings for Piedmont terrain is arguable..

As others implied, easing rather than busting thru barriers tends to be more achievable.