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Also worth considering headtube length and angle, gravel/ CX bikes usually being slacker in this department vs pure road. I was in same position when buying Merida CX bike to use for mixed terrain. Went smaller, ended up with 25 or 30mm of spacers under a 120 stem. Handling is 'planted' but bordering on 'boaty'. I'm sometimes surprised/ disappointed at how slow it is to react. Wonder if larger frame/ shorter stem would have been better in long run, but then the standover may have been an issue.