As a fellow Long Islander, I'd stay away from a 1x anything. The only way to get the gearing is to put in a wide range cassette. The jump between the gears on a flat ride would drive me nuts. My cassettes are usually 11-23 10 apd. or as close to a straight block as I can get these days. On my winter bike with the 28mm tires I have a triple as this bike does double duty as my hill bike, where as my carbon only has a compact.

As well, and from a less then happy experience, after you hit the C-Dale store on Old Country, head across the street to REI. I found the C-Dale sales folks were not interested in selling me a bike at a price that was competitive with Brands or The Bike Junkie. They were firm at near list, so it was Bye, Bye. Wondered as to their existence in this store at this location and I LIKE C-Dales too.

REI sometimes has some interesting non-racing stuff on the floor. I've seen Marin's with disc's and cross tires on occasion.