Originally Posted by
CliffordK
If one had a vintage 2x5 drivetrain compared to a modern 1x10 drivetrain, it would be pretty easy to create equivalent gearing. In fact, since the old 2x5 drivetrains were problematic for cross chaining, and had gearing overlap, the 1x10 would likely be better.
Well, you're probably right there. I'm not old enough for 2x5. I'm just old enough that the addition of more gears was seemingly always tilted towards narrowing the gaps while the range marginally increased, but still taking up most of the range work with the crank.
Now we've apparently given up on the advances in cranks and FDs. (Thanks, SRAM?)
Honestly though, with gaps that big, I'll just run an IGH if I'm looking for simplicity or cleanliness in a drivetrain. And since I'll only tolerate my IGH gaps for more casual riding...