standardised multi-dimensional hover-wheels with self-levelling suspension.
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I like 1x on the front but I've always had 1x on the front where possible. My old 90s Giant Boulder Al was 1x7 (roots!), so was my GT Chucker. I'm a bit of a dual slalom/DH fashion victim, see? 😆
Bikes, innit. Whatever you're riding is good, just don't look down on or up to others that have different stuff to you.
Doesn't it just seem a bit pointless? I can see the real benefit of going to 1x on the front but what real function does 12 speed serve over 11 speed? (and if you like 11 over 10 and 10 over 9 etc etc)
You don't see people stopped on hills going 'well I would have been able to get up there if I had 12 gears instead of 11'
The amount of people pushing very expensive looking 1x bikes up the inclines at Llandeglla at the weekend would say some people need quite a few more gears.
Boost 157 in a year or so isn't it?!
aka "Turbo Boost"
And a new BB standard to go with it.
😆 to both of those ^^
Actually, I've just gone 2x9 on my latest build..
My last build was 3x9.
And friction shifters!
Only went 9speed as a concession to modern times and the unavailability of decent screw on freewheels forcing new hubs. On the upside, 10,11,12,13,14 speeds should all still work on the same shifters when the next upgrade is forced!
The amount of people pushing very expensive looking 1x bikes up the inclines at Llandeglla at the weekend would say some people need quite a few more gears
Hey, I got round llandegla withput pushing on my expensive 1x bike on sunday, but I did get overtaken on that climb by a guy on an old Trek hardtail, I was a wee bit jealous of his granny ring !
[I] they have hit pointless change gold with 1x as the masses lap it up and are quite happy to spend vast sums replacing serviceable equipment with an 'upgrade' that has no real benefit [/I]
Or replacing knackered/broken if you've any sense - everything is a consumable on an MTB.
Just put 1x11 on my HT (was 3x9), only thing 'wasted' that wasn't knackered were the shifters, and reused the cranks of course.
