Originally Posted by
Broctoon
I bet in the sub-$1000 range, the category with the most bikes sold every year is 1x1 coaster brake, and second most is 3x something. All those cheap, department store mountain bikes (thousands sold every day across the U.S.)? Almost all 3x drivetrains.
Any decent modern mountain bike that you would actually want to ride off road is going to have a 1x12 drivetrain.