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As @Pawlus said I was looking at the Renegade, but the Escapade, Reynolds 631 with carbon forks though.
I am not sure how a full alloy frameset might feel but as @Simba suggested, you could get wider tyres providing there is room left on forks and chain stays ( I think the Exile comes with 700x36) and lower the pressure or even get a 27.5 wheelset and fit even wider tyres.
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I only have a short google session to trust but Evans states clearance for 40mm.
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This is not meant to be a proper gravel bike (for that I have a Pickenflick and just ordered a second 650b wheelset for it), but a city commuter able to occasionally wander somewhere not become too bored with the same route of commute every day ;) So full mudguards would be definitely higher priority than wider tyres.
Simba
Prz
A shop here in Poland has some crazy deals on some Jamis bikes, including 2017 Renegade Exile for around 360 GBP. I am a bit discouraged by the alloy frame / alloy fork combo, but still tempted for it to replace singlespeed Vitus Dee as my daily all-weather commuter. Do you think I will feel the full-alloy frameset in terms of comfort? Right now Vitus (steel fork with alloy frame) feels noticeably less comfortable than Pickenflick.