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hey, i wanna get my first bicycle since childhood. it will primarily be used for fun riding/commuting but i also want to do the occasional longer bikepacking tours with a friend (and who knows maybe at some point those will be the majority of rides). i dont know a lot about bikes but from what ive read a modern gravel bike should do the trick for those kind of rides, my question is should i go with 1x or 2x gearing? ive read articles and it seems like 2x is probably the way to go for me, but then again since ive never rode on a road bike and am not used to shifting with a 2x gearing, i feel that maybe the simpler 1x could be easier for me and also when its easier mechanically, it doesnt seem as bad when something goes wrong and i have to fix it. what do you think?