I recently came to the sad conclusion that gravel 1x setups are for fit people only, given that I am simply incapable of climbing any steep incline with a 40t front, 46t rear gear. My gravel bike has a SRAM Rival 11-speed mechanical drivetrain – both brakes and derailleur – which tops at 46t max. A quick Google search revealed a hack that would allow me to bring the range of my drivetrain to mountain bike-levels quite easily: get an Eagle NX derailleur lower cage, and slap it onto your SR...
