Originally Posted by
icepick_trotsky
I see a lot of commuter bikes set up for a cyclocross-style 1x8 or 1x10 drive train. Is there a reason for this? If you have such a set up, do you like it, or does it limit the bike's utility in other contexts?
Seems like a lot of people dislike or have trouble shifting front derailleurs. For others, it's an aesthetic thing, simpler.
Since I don't need super-close gears, I bet I could be happy with a 1x drivetrain for commuting (in fact, one of my primary commuting bikes is a 1x1
), but I don't mind front shifts, so all of my derailleur bikes have 2 chainrings.