Originally Posted by
KonaRider125
1x should get a lot more common now that SRAM just introduced their Apex budget level 1x groupset. A 38 or 40t chain ring and a 10-42 cassette is all the gearing most commuters or recreational riders will ever need.
Unless you want to climb a hill with a gear lower than 1:1, or you want a closer range rear cassette. Try pricing out one of the mid to upper priced cassettes, $ 3-500. Yikes. I have a sram 1x11 on the fat bike, works fine for mt biking. The rear gaps on the cassette would seem to be large for cross, road or commuting.