Bobby, It's all about simplicity. I used to ride a bike with all the different gears, a Garmin GPS to track my mileage and speed, a cadence meter, etc. I just got sick of all that extra stuff. On my new bike, I originally had the double chainrings, but I was never using the big ring, so it made sense to ditch it and go for the 1x8 setup; easier to keep clean, less to think about while riding. Even now I hardly ever spend any time in the small cogs, so I'm not cross-chaining for a large % of my riding time. If I lived in area that was flatter, I'd like to go with a single-speed, but alas, I need some gears for the hills.
On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 1:08:55 PM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > Sorry, but I'm just not getting (or buying into) this 1x fad... AND I > believe chain line is really important and cross-chaining IS bad, despite > what some claim about their ridiculous 1x11 setups. Someone please > convince me otherwise. WHAT is so awful about a front derailleur and a > triple chain ring??? It provides all the gear range one could ever want, > and enables maintaining a straighter chain line (no extreme > cross-chaining!!)... The very thought of using the full range of rear cogs > on a single front chain ring makes me cringe. Now, perhaps a 1x3 (using > only 3 centered cogs in the rear) makes more sense (but then you'd have > only a 3 speed). I like my 21 speeds, thank you. > > I can almost understand if you're a racer, and front mis-shifts have cost > you valuable time; then I suppose losing the front shifter may be worth the > tradeoff. Otherwise, I ain't gettin it... That said, please feel free to > send me your unwanted front derailleurs... > > Peace, > > Bobby (feelin grinchy) Birmingham > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
