Originally Posted by
Maelochs
1x is the "latest thing" but the latest thing is not Always better .... sometimes it is not better at all, and sometimes only in specific situations.
Actually it is. Seems like your stuck in the old school of thought. Great for mountain bikes. Road bikes are good for 2x or 3x though.
Sorry if you want to sell the idea that front derailleurs are "the weak link." Equally sorry that a lot of people have been using them for decades.
I never said, either, that only people who can't make their front derailleur work want 1x. You put those words in my mouth so you could use them to ridicule me ---classic straw man. All I said was that front derailleurs work.
Sure you can make them work...but why mess with it when 1x accomplishes the gear range you need for mountain biking?
If a person rides such a variety of terrain that s/he needs the full range of gears offered by 2x or 3x---and you yourself admit that with 1x one has to sacrifice low or high---then For That Person, 1x is Not a better choice.
28T Chainring and 42 or 46 on cassette...Not much that you can't climb with that set up.
I have an F/S Canniondale with hydro discs and a 3x9 drivetrain ... and I use all my gears. And Both derailleurs work. Deal with it.
You could easily do 1x with all that gear overlap.
Seriously dude...you need a more open mind. Here is some good reading material. Educate yourself.
Wide Range Cassettes - this is the MOST important technology of the three. The 1x plots below say it all! 2x and 3x drivetrains have a LOT of gearing overlap whereas 1x covers nearly the same useful range given the wide range cassettes.
https://www.wolftoothcomponents.com/...1x-drivetrains
https://qbp.com/call_up/single-ring-bliss