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Shouldn't be a problem. They're designed for single ring, so that's what the dropped stay is there for. Road cranks + clearance for a fatter tyre.
Not only that, it's not even that unique a design, as MTB have those in the past.
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AFAIK it's actually meant to enable short(er) chainstays and more tyre clearance -the tightest pinch point between chainstay/tyre/chainring being the chainring @ 9 o'clock position. Dropping the chainstay further down the chainring gives you more tyre clearance and/or ability to run shorter chainstays.
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Shouldn't be a problem. They're designed for single ring, so that's what the dropped stay is there for. Road cranks + clearance for a fatter tyre.
Jesus, this gravel biz has totally taken off hasn't it.