Originally Posted by
brianinc-ville
...That said, to me the big advantage of a 1x would be that it allows you to use a chainguard (hockey stick, or even better, German P-shaped) and keep your pants clean, but I'm betting that's not what your volunteers are thinking about.
That's what I was thinking about (still am) when I decided to turn my Bianchi Limited into a "Tipo Citta."
It's still in the works as I mess about with different wheel and tire configs to get it all to come together with skinny fenders, tight clearances, a custom rear rack and a chain guard. It's being a fun project, but the 1x setup is making it really clear the least I can live with is the 11-36 9-speed cassette I started out with on back. Everything else doesn't seem to give me enough high or low end.