Originally Posted by
fietsbob
even More Giant a hole just hasn't gained favor _ the single chainring with a Bail Out gear ..
though I get that out of my Mountain drive 150% drop with the crankarm turning faster than the chainring
thru a reduction gear . chain stays in place .
the wolf tooth single and 11 speed cassettes 12-42t have moved into the MTB Must haves It seems ..
1x systems are even dumber in my opinion than compact doubles. They may have their place for race situations but they are hardly a good choice for riding in a range of terrains. You can have a good low gear or a good high gear but you can't have both. That's ignoring, of course, the complete incompatibility of the road shifter with mountain derailer or the inability of a road derailer to handle a 42 tooth rear cog.