Gears- From 3x7 to 1x10
I am looking at replacing the tired Acera X 3x7 mech on my 90s GT Outpost, whilst retaining a similar ‘range’ of the gearing I would like to simplify things and have a single chainring.
The bike is used for transport to and around our village, via a dirt road with a gradient, and some asphalt back roads.
High speeds are not necessary, so I feel that the large chainring is mainly redundant.
I use low gearing more due to the climb back home, using lowest and second gears.
I feel that with with these two low gears plus another 6-8 higher gears I would be happy.
Does it make practical sense, or am I dreaming?