I'm "in" on 1x, on everything.... road bikes, CX, MTBs, hybrids, what have you. The minor compromises (at least for me) in gear spacing and/or range are MORE than compensated for by single-lever shifting and not worrying about cross-chaining and trimming. I can shift 2x (or 3x) just fine and have for many, many years, but now that I've found a system where I don't have to, it's a chore I'd just as soon forget, not to mention the hassles of maintaining another shifter and derailleur. Maybe my mechanical aptitude is suspect, but I've never installed a FD yet that didn't require a lot of fiddling and finicky adjustments to get dialed in. With 1x, you bolt the RD on, set the limit screws, and adjust cable tension for indexing - super straight-forward and it works properly each and every time.
- Mark
Last edited by markjenn; 11-14-19 at 02:49 PM.