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If you're using it as a winter bike I'd go 2x. GRX Crankset with 48/31 chainrings and a SRAM 11-36 cassette at the back will you give all the range you need.
Also if you want to use mechanical disc brakes, just use 105 cable shifters instead of GRX ones.
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I was campag for years, switched the road bike to old SRAM eTap a year ago and love that.
Built a gravel bike with GRX mechanical - I get why people like Shimano now, just works.
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Yokozuna brakes
Are just Juin Techs with nicer housing.
Get Juin Techs and swap the pads and rotors for SwissStop, and get a Jagwire compressionless housing.
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Had Ultegra R8000 with 46/36 and RX rear derailleur for ages and it worked great. XT 11-40 cassette worked well and gave pretty decent range.
Wife has identical setup on a small frame and it still works well.
Seen some R8000 groups going for good prices and looks nicer than GRX.
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SRAM rival 1X. The old 11 speed with cables. I just love doubletap
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I'm running a modded SRAM double tap set with ratio conversion kit to 12sp and a GX eagle derailleur and 10-50 12sp cassette on my gravel bike at the moment. Works well, is low tech and reliable, plus easy to service or mod.
MTB I run 12sp Shimano with a mix of XT, SLX and Deore.
Road bike I run 11sp Ultegra mechanical
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Dare I open up a can of worms and ask what groupset you all prefer? I might be building a winter/gravel/off road bike beginning of next year. I've got Sram on the BMC, I had Sram on my Rondo and the Focus CX... I think the last time I used Shimano is when I used to mountain bike... and that was because it was the only real groupset around. I'm not even thinking about an electronic groupset and up to a point, was thinking of Klampers or Yokozuna brakes.
Frame is looking like it's gonna be a Mason Bokeh