Originally Posted by
Troul
I see it that way for the most part. Then there are those that don't want to be bothered with needing to make a few sweeps to the gear ratio they see fit from having only one shifter (1x12). Those same folks tend to never use the front der if they did have one.
I think
mschwett , you and I are all making basically the same point--1x is not some bizarre "back to the future" because RD ranges are now so different from what they were in earlier decades. It only sounds like a step backwards if you focus only on the number of gears.