2x and 3x setups aren't great because they stab you with the front chainring
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2x and 3x setups aren't great because they stab you with the front chainring
This is a PSA brought to you by SRAM (the folks who can't make front derailleurs).
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Many years ago I read an article in Adventure Cyclist about 1x drivetrains. Quoted in the article was someone from SRAM talking about how bad 3x was for touring, mostly because the middle ring was pretty much useless. I remember thinking “All this time, including a 6,000 mile trip in the US, I have been doing it wrong.”
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I feel like Tom Lehrer when Henry Kissinger got the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Many years ago I read an article in Adventure Cyclist about 1x drivetrains. Quoted in the article was someone from SRAM talking about how bad 3x was for touring, mostly because the middle ring was pretty much useless. I remember thinking “All this time, including a 6,000 mile trip in the US, I have been doing it wrong.”
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Someone's attempting a side hustle collecting tolls under a bridge.
Also, don't 1X setups have a front chainring?
Also, don't 1X setups have a front chainring?
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Who cares how many chainrings you have, as long as you fill your tires with nitrogen and use the right chain lube.
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Just did a four-day trip in NJ last week. Spent most of the time in my 46.
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The big ring on my 3x did stab me last week, blood and everything - so they have a point.
And I do think 3x is useless on a road bike, as is 1x.
And I do think 3x is useless on a road bike, as is 1x.
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Might as well make 1X vs 2X vs 3X the newest best chain lube/wax, disc vs rim brake, electronic/mechanical threads. What's old is new again.
Now the question is: What font should the chainring be ground in to give the desired tattoo when it stabs you?
Now the question is: What font should the chainring be ground in to give the desired tattoo when it stabs you?
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Don't forget that Lionel Ritchie was a big fan of 3X. To paraphrase him:
"You once, twice, 3X.........and I love you."
I think they gave him the ability to ride onto the ceiling and dance.
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"You once, twice, 3X.........and I love you."
I think they gave him the ability to ride onto the ceiling and dance.
110/74 FTW!
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As long as we're talking about dangerous components. At 12 yrs old, my brake lever cut a deep gouge in my arm and 48 yrs later the scar is still visible.
Down with brake levers!!
Down with brake levers!!
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