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Old 06-10-21, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by IcySwan1
Is 1x a fad or is there good reasons for it to stay?
Here to stay. Now that the cycling world has discovered and embraced the benefits of wider tires across almost all disciplines, a 1X system just makes sense, since it facilitates better tire clearance and shorter chainstays. For mountain bikes, 2X and 3X are dead; Sram stopped developing mountain bike front derailleurs in 2015. Gravel bikes have by-and-large adopted the 1X as standard because of the simplicity, frame design advantages, and increased reliability. Only dedicated road bikes are consistently running 2X any more, but I'd wager that's changing, too.

Good riddance to the front derailleur -- as a singlespeeder, the rise of the 1X has made me much more willing to ride with gears again.

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