Originally Posted by
Slaninar
For all I know - Q factor depends on other things, number of chainrings is not a limiting factor - especially for modern MTB frames.
Qfactor didn’t change. But most current frames are designed for doubles or 1x. A 44-11 top gear was pretty useless on a 26er unless it had slicks. A 38 would have been fine, really. On a 29+ bike it would just be silly. And they spend the design space on plus tires and short chain stays instead.