Originally Posted by
jackbombay
"Gear Range", sure, but from a high performance functional standpoint any one chainring bike can't even compete with a double. How many guys were running a single ring bike on the pro circuit last year?
I don't know, but I will infer zero. Still, what is practical for them isn't necessarily what is practical for us. Is there a weight penalty for the 1x systems? I expect so. But I hope to see advancements. There have been many so far. Funnily enough, the bikes I ride most frequently have triple cranks.