Originally Posted by nfmisso

Try it, then decide.

All of the above arguments against are theoretical, they have not tried it. Most (not all) people who try 1x drivetrains like them.

I do feel that a wide-narrow chain ring is very important. I use this one: https://usamade.myshopify.com/collec...wide-chainring on my 1x9; it starts out a bit noisy, and you can see it pull the chain onto the ring when the chain is at the maximum angles.