Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
...that gives me a range of 21-85 gear inches, about 400% range. 85 G.I. is just enough to pedal down mild grades, I don't need higher, I'll just coast.
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This is new. On the Folding Bikes channel you've always pooh-poohed the simpler, lighter, less expensive 1X drivetrain by saying that it doesn't give you sufficient gearing range to pedal downhill. But now, you are apparently singing a different tune. To be clear, a 1x setup with a 11-46T cogset -- one that I've shown to work well in real practice both around town and on several extended overseas tours -- returns 418% gearing range, more than your stated target. So, which one is it? Time to come clean and stop flip-flopping. Does a 1x drivetrain with a 11-46T cogset provide sufficient or insufficient gearing range for you?