Any one have a chance to try an AXS cassette? AKA an XPLR or 10-36? I’m curious if these can be micro adjusted to shift one well. With a flattop chain and SRAM X Sync chainring.

I am keen to know if anyone has this setup, ifworks well and if you need to change the pulley wheels to suit the flattop chain?

After taking a look at some of the other options and going back and forth I settled on the G068. I also ended up going with the wider bars and shortest stem length when looking at them a bit more carefully.

Proceeded with the Easedon wide gravel wheels as well, I'll wait a bit to get a road wheelset.

Transmission is next to buy. I will probably go with eGR and therefore a 1x and see how I like it with the riding I end up doing. Taking on board the advice around the lack of easy tuning with the eGR group set I'll be building around XDR cassettes so I can have the option a tighter cluster later on at the expense of a super wide range. Within XDR a SRAM XG-1251 gives me 10-44, a 10-46 XDR cluster would be great but it seems such a thing does not exist.

Thanks again for the help thus far. I'll update when I have my final build spec.

I am about to start ordering parts for a gravel bike build and would appreciate a critique from the experts on this board.

Background: Getting back on the bike after a mere couple of decades. Ex roadie.
Height: 183cm
Inseam: 84cm
Weight: 83kg

Looking for a one bike, two wheelset solution for 50/50 road and gravel riding. Some rides will be 100% road hence the second wheelset and I would like something with reasonably racy geometry.

The types of gravel rides I am looking at in my area are dirt roads/fire trails more than anything too technical or gnarly but can be a pretty poor surface. Goal is to get fit, stay fit and work up to some local grand fondo events as well as getting to tinker with bikes again.

My plan so far is:
Frameset- SPCycle G068 with integrated cockpit, shortest stem/narrowest bars, size M

Wheels (Set1)- Easedon Gravel Wheels 36/30 External/Internal 45mm deep, XDR freehub. Have not seen much discussion of these wheels but they look interesting:
https://shorturl.at/juOmR

Wheels (Set2)- TBD

Cassette (Set1)- 10-46 Zitto or similar with XDR to XD spacer if a 50T does work on eGR I'd consider it

Cranks/chainring- 170mm 44t

Groupset- eGR to start with, I think I would really prefer a 2x but will give the 1x a go. If I want/need an upgrade path I would look at SRAM.

Tyres- TBD, probably 45 on the wide easedon rim would be the max for this frame?

Keen on any thoughts or alternatives I have not considered, I've found the forum very informative- Thanks.