3x s actually only have 15 different combos. The rest are an illusion.
All my bikes have 1 x 1 cog. LOL. IGH or nothing for me.
My Rohloff14 will put all else to shame on a heavyweight. Slower starts and hills, but otherwise it just floats along. It weighs 4 times what a CF does.
The SA RD3 is just as easy, with 48/ 63/ 84 GI.