Originally Posted by
sarhog
All three of my bikes are running 1x drivetrains now. My Grail for instance, has a 42T chainring. I give up about 2 mph top speed, but gain plenty of granny gear.
Top line is 42T chainring matched to an Eagle 10-50 cassette. Bottom line is 34-50 front rings and 11-34 cassette.
Exactly! I hate riding granny gear, so that trade-off would suck for me. I don't think doubles are going away any time soon, so this is just more choices for people. I'm not a big fan myself, but I'm sad to see the decline of the triple. I hate to see a significant number of people not able to get the set-up they want.