Originally Posted by
dwmckee
It is not that one is better than the other, just that roadies that cross over to gravel are more comfortable with the 2x they grew up with and mountain riders that cross over to gravel like to stay with the 1x they cut their teeth on.
If you’re a newbie. When I cut my MTB teeth, there were only 3x.
But to the OP, yeah, I think 1x is a rather silly trend. Earlier today, in another thread, I was recalling a bike I had in 1980 which was a 1x2, but the two were up front! What would life be if everything stayed the same, right?!