Originally Posted by
epnnf
Im sure this argument has been had before; please direct me. The current trend in off road drivetrains is one small chainring, w/10 or 11 cogs in back. For someone whos been riding triples for 30 yrs, this is hard to understand. Not enough range, rear end much too wide. Please explain for me?
I love the triple, on my road bike. My mountain bike has a double 44/28 with 11-36 cassette. Handles everything.
I never really understood the 1x set-ups because the range just wasn't there. You're either struggling up hill in too high a gear, or unable to achieve a decent speed in the flats. That however changed with the new boost systems which have a 10t cog. Boost is the only system that rivals that of a triple concerning range. Only down side is the big steps between gears.
For me, set up of the front derailleur on a triple is simple, it is the long cage rear derailleur that can be tricky.