Originally Posted by dynaryder

All the pics in that article look off. I believe this will look much better in person.

FYI,when SRAM brought out the 1x11 groupo,I ran the numbers through Sheldon's calculator. With a 38t front ring,when compared to my Safari w/26" wheels,a 48/36/26 triple,and an 11-34 cassette,the 11spd is only missing the topmost(48/11) and lowest(26/34) gears. I have only used the 26/34 combo once or twice,and only use the big gear on steep downhills,so if I replaced my 3x9 with the 1x11 I wouldn't really be loosing anything.