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hippy
YMMV. I had an Arkose, it was fun off road with huge tyres but it felt sluggish and dull on the tarmac.
Genesis 853 CX bike I replaced it with rides like a road bike with the very same tyres. It's not going to be any faster, it just feels a lot more fun. It's twitchy and aggressive.
If you're more of a "jesus take the wheel" type person maybe you'd prefer less input and you can be chauffeur driven on your slack gravé bike around the Richmond Park "gravel" path.