Originally Posted by
Dean V
DA 7800 struggles for clearance with a 28t. No way it will work with a 36t. 11-36 is also way too gappy for riding a tt or any serious road racing for that matter. Only application for 1x drivetrain is a flat tt. Anything else you will be compromising. Also front shifting works so well now there is even less reason to get rid of it.
I guess looking at it....the RD will absorb so many teeth difference, if you remove the FD you can use a wider range cassette. There are plenty of new riders who I hear from where the FD shifting is something they are "scared of" and unsure exactly where/when they should be shifting it. Sure lots of other people started learning that before they ever got a drivers license :-).
For some bikes arguably an rear IG hub might be in contention with 1x11 really.
Bill