Under what conditions would you consider a 1x11??
09-23-16, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Noctilux.95
I have a 24lbs, 1x11 (120/100 travel) mountain bike and have noticed same people I out-climb on my road bike (50-34, 11-28) beat me up a steep, long hill, with my mountain bike.
09-23-16, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Jiggle
For 30 seconds. Not going to get a pro contract with that.
09-24-16, 04:54 AM
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When I became aware of it, I thought it might be neat, but....
First of all:
Second, if the point is simplification, why have 11 cogs?
Of any multi-gear 1x setups, I'd only get one for an all-weather, ride-around-town bike, and it would have only one cog, but an S3X hub.
When I became aware of it, I thought it might be neat, but....
First of all:
Originally Posted by redfooj
1x is ugly
Itty bitty mtb chainring and a Pizza pie in the back
Itty bitty mtb chainring and a Pizza pie in the back
Of any multi-gear 1x setups, I'd only get one for an all-weather, ride-around-town bike, and it would have only one cog, but an S3X hub.
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09-24-16, 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by digibud
The flatter it is the more you want the 2nd chainring. I have a 1x11 on my fat bike but that's because I want the extreme dependability in extreme conditions and I'm willing to give up the close spacing. On hills the change needed from one gear to the next is not as critical as on the road when a breeze comes up or a 1% grade comes up and you want to just change your gearing a tiny bit to keep that perfect cadence. Even changing from a closely spaced 11 cog to a 12 cog makes for a significant difference in cadence and that's no big deal if, for instance, you'r'e about to hit a 3% grade but if you just hit a bit of a minor headwind and want to maintain a comfortable 90rpm (you put in the comfortable number) then having closely spaced gearing is, IMHO, a HUGE positive and I would NEVER put a 1x11 system on a typical road bike. If I were the ruler of the universe it would be illegal !
09-24-16, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by redfooj
1x is ugly
Itty bitty mtb chainring and a Pizza pie in the back
Itty bitty mtb chainring and a Pizza pie in the back
09-24-16, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by kbarch
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Second, if the point is simplification, why have 11 cogs?
Of any multi-gear 1x setups, I'd only get one for an all-weather, ride-around-town bike, and it would have only one cog, but an S3X hub.
Second, if the point is simplification, why have 11 cogs?
Of any multi-gear 1x setups, I'd only get one for an all-weather, ride-around-town bike, and it would have only one cog, but an S3X hub.
for commuting/putting-around in most cities in the world, a 1 gear setup is ideal. thats how ive rolled for years.
for something like a pittsburgh terrain, id up it to an internal 3x
09-24-16, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Banzai
And maybe this is the best reason. But really, front shifting is so good now, unless you run SRAM, that I don't see what the issue is.
