Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
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Yes anything pre-this second would be part of history in this case it is ongoing history. Yes SRAM couldn't really make a great front derailleur according to a lot of folks kind of including SRAM as well as they went hard to 1x but you can still find front derailleurs from most drivetrain manufacturers aside from Pinion and Rohloff which are naturally FD free. 1x has its positives and drawbacks just as 2x and 3x do.
I have bikes in all flavors aside from Pinion (which I would happily own at some point) and they all serve their purposes.