Originally Posted by
jan nikolajsen
Guys, 1x is not the solution for every situation!
Heck, it's not really a great solution for most situations. More a specialized solution for certain situations with limited use cases (CX only, singletrack only, etc). 1x is a compromise situation everywhere else, IMO.
Anyways, for the OP when you say you can't push big gears anymore, are you referring to just the 52T or do you ALSO need lower low end? Your current 26x36 low gear is too much? Reason being that there are MTB doubles with a 26T small ring which could be paired with a 11-36 to keep your same low gearing and actually not lost too much top end due to the 11T. If you really do need the lower gears, I can attest that a 42/28 crank with 11-42 cassette DOES work with a long cage RD. All SRAM parts, but it is "only" 10sp.