FWIW, 1by on a road bike in the mountains where you live, Peter, doesn't make much sense. Where I live, I've never dropped into the granny on my triples (vestige of NH and VT), and I really appreciate the 1by on my MTB, so I looked at the gearing I had with the 2by on the CAAD10 I bought this spring, and I just did a 1x11 conversion of a 2x10 bike. I end up with less top end that I don't need (101" top instead of 110") and one more step in the range between 40" and 75", where I spend most of my time riding. What I give up is the 13 to 12 step in favor of a much larger jump at the top when I go 13 to 11.
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Originally Posted by oldpotatoe
By removing a really well working component(front der), not sure how that would increase 'versatility', particularly on a 'road' bike, which this group is obviously designed for. 1by on a 'road' only bike, makes no sense to me.
Besides, 1by systems, in spite of the frequent notion of it here, is a niche w/i a niche...I'd think disc brake option would be way more important.
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01-15-2018, 11:23 AM
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