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FWIW I have a Verenti and if you are into relaxed geometry and value for money I would recommend it. Steel with carbon fork, thru axle with tubeless ready WTB 23mm internal width rims and full hydro Apex 1. The range on the 11-42 is wonderful, and any concerns about 'jumps' in teeth, spinning up things or spinning out down hill are irrelevant for 95% of riding (eg wanting to do SDW in a day, keeping up on 70 mile group rides at 20mph+ yes, you might struggle) otherwise you're golden on Apex.
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Apex 1 is out of question, they only have small and very large sizes left. I need 56 cm and that is only available in 105 version. Just got a possibility to get an ex-demo one for more than 200 cheaper than Apex1 Pieckenflick, probably will take it and invest money into second wheelset (easy switching road and CX wheels was my dream ever since I started riding CX/gravel back in 2015).
Prz
I was mostly worried about the cassette spacing, I see there is not a single jump of 1 tooth between cogs. Never ridden such a wide-ratio cassette, so don't know how it feels in real ride on roads.
The second concern is wheelset, PX offer this 2,4 kg heavy Gipiemme that I would prefer to get ri of ASAP (the other offered Vision Team 30 Disc at 100 extra is not much ligther either).