Originally Posted by
Lazyass
A "gravel" bike (I hate that name) is better than a CX bike IMO because of the geometry. They have a lower bottom bracket and center of gravity so they will handle better on the road.
Actually, this is a big reason why I like my cross bike so much. I started riding track bikes and I like the high bottom brackets. I don't like the feeling of sitting in the bike like you do on road bikes and I like being more on top of the bike.