Originally Posted by
3speedslow
I'm 57, where I live in Flatlandia, 1X? make sense. Even with strong headwinds that do fine. Now I can see the concern when the rear gearing is not adjusted to the area. Does bring up the limiting use of the bike to a certain geographic area. Fish out of water syndrome.
+1 A 42 or 44 ring with a 6 speed corncob fw is pretty perfect where I live, at least for the way I ride. But if it's wrong for the terrain/rider, there is no point to it.