Originally Posted by
jrporter
Is there anything different about the frame geometry of a mountain bike with a single chainwheel or is it possible to convert a triple into a single???
You can convert a triple to a single. You don't even have to go to 11spd. Wolftooth and Oneup make cassette range "extenders" (i.e. big ass cogs you can add to your cassette) and I think Suntour makes a 10spd 11-42 cassette.