I couldn't imagine needing anything higher than 34/9t.. that's on par with the gearing that Nino uses (38/10t). 34/9 gets you 32.5mph at 100rpm cadence, I couldn't imagine anyone (other than Nino lol) having the power to push faster than that, and if the downhill is steep enough you just shouldn't be pedaling.
In marathon it is a lot of gravel riding in groups, maybe the courses are different in my country. The pro riders uses hybrid between gravelbikes and MTB on the fastest courses...
But anyway, I use 36T chainring and 9T cassette on my Scott RC(original) bike now, and love to have the same opportunity if I build a new bike.
Lexon have this opportunity on both Spirit and Titan, but I don't know if I dear to try the 2023 Spirit. And the Titan has to much head tube angel(69).
Is there someone that has any experience with the newest 2023 Spirit?