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Man, personally, I'd be trying to figure out how they could get it down to 420 or less, maybe with a seat tube bend? For drop bars, shorter is better since so much weight is forward already. My previous gen Crux is 425 and it handles well on gravel, but every now and then I wonder if it would be better if the rear end were just a smidge shorter. It still feels a little long in certain circumstances like road group rides (yeah, not really what its made for) and weirdly, tight cyclocross chicanes (which it is kinda made for).
As for clearance, this is really personal, but I think 45 is all I think I'd really need. My current frame only has room for 40's and its fine, but I'd like to be able to fit 42s because it seems like a lot of good gravel tires are made in that size and I love having access to a big selection of tires.
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