I’ve gone 3x to 2x to 1x1 to 1x to Rohloff and back to 1x - all on MTB. Rohloff is the most reliable and long lasting, but 1x wins it for me in weight and efficiency. I’ve not looked back, especially when having to kick the front mech down on my gravel bike and regretting it not yet being 1x.
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Chucking the front mech
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Posted 5 years ago #
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I had an old EBC Courier back in the day, before it was nicked. It was good, easy to ride. Not sure I'd have wanted to attempt to climb Redstane Rigg on it mind you.
One advantage of a single chainring is reliability and lack of fuss. I can't vouch for the durability of 11 speed cassettes as I've never owned one, but my concern would be the thin steel of Bothe cassette and the chain meaning they wear out much more quickly. Which is great for bike shops but not so great for the pocket.
I'm old school, I like 8 speed components, they just last. And then 6 speed components - they are so robust they'll probably outlive me...
Single chainrings and hub gears play nicely of course but that's a separate discussion.
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@cyclingmollie - the 'narrow wide' teeth profile the chain which has inner and outer plates...
I can see how that would work but couldn't the tooth/chain synchronisation get messed up from time to time?I wondered that but it meshes so well it couldn't be fitted back on wrongly. Of course it will wear and then it might. The side to side width of the wide teeth is pretty snug fit.
The single chain ring is the cheapest part of my set up (being not branded by Sram).
I agree though that for real low maintenance longevity a wider chain with a friction shifter makes sense. Or a decent hub gear.Posted 5 years ago #
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