Originally Posted by jaxgtr

My wife had a Cannondale Quick 4, and she hated having to deal with a front mech, so I moved to over to a 1x GRX and she was so much happier. Since we live in a very flat area and she did not use the bike as a speedster, she was good with the 40 on the front, and I changed the cassette to an 14-28 which was perfect for her needs. We eventually sold that bike, got her a Trek FX4 which came with GRX 1X and again, I just swapped the cassette out to the 14-28. Something you might want to consider, could be the new Shimano Cues, lower cost and a lot of options.