Originally Posted by
auchencrow
True - but this one is better defined: Basically just soliciting photo's of bikes with a SINGLE chain ring up-front.
(Almost everyone in the other thread posted a ten or twelve speed with a double up-front).
Yes, I agree. I felt like that other thread went way off track somehow, and I'm very interested to see the various 1x builds — especially single chainring/rear derailleur combos. I've only got one build currently sporting a 1 x 5 (my "tweed rider," pictured below), but considering how few gears I use for actual riding I am very strongly considering going with a 1x drive on my next build (which in some likelihood will be a Gazelle AA Champion Mondial.)
Just for fun, here's a Shogun 300 that I once built up with a 1x 3 IGH:
