Originally Posted by
bald1der
I was looking at a 1x11 to not have to replace my rear hub. I hate the shifting on of my current Acera Derailleur. The 1X I really admit is more to clean up the front end plus I almost never use the front derailleur.
With 11 speed you have a lot of flexibility in terms of the chain and ring that you use. Can't you just replace one of your rings with a narrow-wide ring? Check out companies like Wolf-tooth and one-up. In any event, even if you can't replace the rings on your current cranks, you don't need to stick with Shimano for the new crankset.