Originally Posted by
prj71
On my 3x bike I replaced cables twice and adjusted the FD three or four times in 30000km, had few issues with chain drop, and I can manage cross chaining by myself. Crosschaining, BTW does exist in 1x: It's the reason the chain falls from the big cogs when backpedalling, and it causes accelerated chain wear. The thing is you simply can't avoid it.