Originally Posted by
gregf83
Most bikes come with a standard or double crankset which, for me, requires shifting the front ring to climb hills. I could climb them in my big ring but it's not pleasant. I have to shift whether its cold and nasty or warm and sunny. My bike with 1x setup came that way and I haven't seen a reason to change. Simpler and less maintenance.
There are some edge cases where having two rings up front is helpful but for 95% of the riding I do I don't have a problem with the 1x. I wouldn't want to do a TT with it but for most riding it's fine. I'm have a pretty high tolerance for cadence changes so bigger jumps don't bother me.
I'm not following you... Are you saying that if you have a double, you need to shift between front chainrings, but with a 1x, you're fine? Why is that? Couldn't you just stay in the small ring on a double after the climbs, or does the gear range on your 1x offer much taller gears than you would have in the small ring on the double setup?