11-34 with a 26T?

Also any set up tips on the 1X?

You cant get a 26T middle ring. If you mount a 26T ring on the granny ring tabs then you’ll have chainline issues. So no, it wont work. Go for a 32T

26 is way too low. 32 minimum.

Might be lining myself up for a kicking here, but…

If you could use a (for instance middleburn) trials chainset, you can get a chainring up to perhaps 24T?

I think that trials and DJ type of stuff are the only places where you normally find rings of those sizes (if you are riding an FS, then it might be a bad idea for different reasons though).

The 1.X has a minimum chainring size of 32 teeth – otherwise the chain rubs the bottom of the cage.

GB

Choron clearance issues?

I’ll keep the 2×9 setup. Cheers guys.

As its already ordered Im running a 26/34 front hopefully.

Not clearance, but the effect of chain torque on the suspension.

Think of how something like a five behaves in the granny ring compared to the big ring. I ride an Alpine, and would love a little bit more ground clearance, but the 36T ring is best as it is aligned with the pivot.

HTH