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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
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The OP also referenced a Crux and riding 42mm tires.
To me, that means the focus is on gravel bikes that can handle 2x and are 60mm or so of trail. The diverge has a slack hta, but also used a 55mm offset fork. Trail is 67mm with her states tire size.
And with gravel bikes often having slightly more upright geometry compared to paved road bikes, it seems like a pretty good category to search.
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67mm of trail is kinda long in my book, based only on my preferences for a road-ish bike. It may be worth noting that geo with the same trail can also have different wheel flop. The Diverge mentioned has more flop (22mm) than a geo with a steeper HTA and lower fork rake. I don't like the feeling of having much flop but that's a preference, yours may vary.
The point is that in stock bikes, small ones have more trail and flop usually. And going to the gravel category to get more stack may come with other characteristics that the person may or may not want.