Originally Posted by
Maelochs
You said that anyone riding a 3x MTB really wants a 1x .... I said, "Not I."
It wasn’t me that said that. I think someone else might have said something along those lines, but not me.
I only commented on how 1x has totally dominated the new mtb market in the last 5 years.
Your argument appears to be that 1x was forced on us keen mountain bikers to increase profitability (I’m not sure how?), but I think the reality is that it’s simply a better solution for the vast majority of riders. If that wasn’t the case then there would have been a huge backlash by now and the mtb forums would be raging.
Of course there are guys like you still happily riding older generation mountain bikes with the 3x drivetrains they routinely came with. I did the same up until 2015. They do the job, but they have been superseded and chances are you will be pleasantly surprised how effective 1x is on a mountain bike. For other applications 2x and 3x might well be still preferable, but it’s a close call now.