Ekar or Chorus

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Originally Posted by GonaSovereign

I find the choice is often regional and depends on the amount of versatility you expect from the bike.
Looks like we're in the same region. I typically ride to the trails and appreciate a bike with gearing that works in a paceline as well as on single track and steep stuff.
I've ridden 1X and always go back to 2X for its significantly better range of gears. You get the range, but don't need to tolerate the gaps.

This is true if you try to run 1x with 10 or even 11.
The issue is much less if you go with 12, and practically non-existent if you get 13. If they ever push a 14+ back there, 2x will be dead.