Originally Posted by Attilio

3x means you need a 2x or 1x new bike.

Had a few 3x bikes gifted to us from various people over the years including very nice families of friends who died. I used them for my kids to not buy transition bikes as they were growing (we are very tall so they had adult bikes at like 10-14yo) and they were all junk. You need to constantly shift, constantly set trim, and it doesn't help that 3x comes in cheap, junky, low quality groupsets like Claris/Sora or worse that wear down quickly, never hold alignment and need constant adjustment. 100% headache.

Once I learned to live by 105 2x on road or gravel, 1xSLX groupsets MTB only I never looked back. At first it seems like the better goupsets cost a lot more but they are so much better built and longer lasting you save money due to not needing much or any repairs vs constantly taking it back to the shop.