Originally Posted by
Iride01
You might consider putting a 3x front on that bike. With the 8 speed 11-28T on the rear, you'll have a lot more gear combos available to you.
If we're talking about full reconfiguration with a crank swap, here's my gravel bike's 3x8 drivetrain with 48-38-24 chainrings and a standard Shimano 11-13-15-18-21-24-28-32 cassette:
The 2x8 formed by the larger two chainrings forms a reasonable road drivetrain, and the 24T ring gives me a bailout for steep stuff.