tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post329868830489461362..comments2024-03-27T15:04:18.521-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Misunderstood Doesn't Mean "Bad"- Part 1Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-3839120395538361582018-09-06T08:18:00.560-05:002018-09-06T08:18:00.560-05:00How about 42/29 chainrings? https://www.kcnc.com.t...How about 42/29 chainrings? https://www.kcnc.com.tw/allproducts_detail_48.html<br /><br />42 would allow you to run in a larger, more efficient cog in the middle of your cassette for road cruising speed than a 36t would where you'd be spinning the smaller, less efficient 11t.Barturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254508016010291461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-58638550637535179612018-09-05T13:29:45.819-05:002018-09-05T13:29:45.819-05:00I still ride 3× bikes on a regular basis. The mid...I still ride 3× bikes on a regular basis. The middle ring is a comfortable home base, while I can still count on the little ring in case I'm surprised by a steep hill. I almost never use the big ring unless I'm going downhill.<br /><br />All this said, this is while carrying three bags on my bike as I usually do.Neil E. Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096087090901980142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-17114300600044388232018-09-05T13:12:10.205-05:002018-09-05T13:12:10.205-05:00I couldn't agree more. I, too, have been singl...I couldn't agree more. I, too, have been single speeding and 1x-ing my own bikes far before it was a "thing"....but not all of them. My randonneur bike and classic touring and mountain bikes have triples up front because it's nicely suited for the type of riding that I do on them....just as the spec managers intended them to be. As a guy who works the sales floor of a bike shop, it seems to me that over the last few years, customers come in looking for whatever the latest feature is that they've seen on the internet, with the intention of buying it for the wrong reason. There are days when all I seem to do is tell people that lockouts are not a substitute for a rigid fork, 1x is NOT "the way to go" on everything, and that fatbikes are not slow, heavy and hard to pedal, nor are they "snow bikes". At any rate, despite this it's still a fun gig.jdchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280018145886483138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-86189222834768995832018-09-05T11:06:02.956-05:002018-09-05T11:06:02.956-05:00Agree that 1X has its place, and is fine for those...Agree that 1X has its place, and is fine for those who like it, or where a suspension design might preclude a front derailleur. The problem seems to be that many bike companies are pushing 1X, under the guise of being "better", merely to take some cost out of their bikes. You can even see them touting their 1X drive train as being 2X compatible. Well thanks a bunch! After I've already shelled out to buy the bike, I now have to add the shifter and 2nd chainring myself, at further expense.<br /><br />Personally, you can take the triple setup off my randonneuring bike when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands.Exhausted_Aukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16724847867511724067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-81000518218811589122018-09-05T09:28:01.675-05:002018-09-05T09:28:01.675-05:00Been halfheartedly searching for a 2x fix/solution...Been halfheartedly searching for a 2x fix/solution to bikepacking gearing. Want to keep the tight ratio rear cassette, yet get top-end and low-end.<br /><br />11-36 or 10-42 (not as tight)<br /><br />30/36 would be about right up front, 36x11(or 10) offers plenty of top-end for long distance bikepacking. 30x36(or 42) is plenty low enough.<br /><br />Anyone have a solution for the front?Iowagrizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801399715901347033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-45886922716902836022018-09-05T08:58:24.716-05:002018-09-05T08:58:24.716-05:00I'm still a big fan of 2X setups, even for mou...I'm still a big fan of 2X setups, even for mountain bike racing. When you go over that steep hill in your 24-36 and can quickly change to the 36 up front when you get to the top of the hill it's a much quicker and efficient transition. And the newer Shimano side pull front derailleurs are so good.Ben Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054427490030962687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-22956711251775806902018-09-05T08:28:51.584-05:002018-09-05T08:28:51.584-05:00Hey,GT,where can I get one of those new-fangled, f...Hey,GT,where can I get one of those new-fangled, front der... whatchamacallits?<br /><br />Kidding aside, the comment against fd's I find the most ridiculous is "I want one less thing to think about when I ride." Sheesh, what is there to think about? I pretty much stay in my small ring for trail riding. When I get to a fire road or a long, open stretch of trail, guess what?, I have a larger ring to shift up to pedal faster and more efficiently. XT 2x11 never lets me down. Neither does the SRAM 2x10 on my other bike. It just works.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04574775855616748211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-59077599362680075662018-09-05T08:26:29.097-05:002018-09-05T08:26:29.097-05:00Agree, GTed, but I would also add cyclocross along...Agree, GTed, but I would also add cyclocross along with mountain to the areas where 1x is probably better. Those bigger jumps on the cassette help with the rapid changes in speed. But for road, gravel, etc.... 2x all the way!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238493539864046231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-2605329777874711082018-09-05T07:34:24.749-05:002018-09-05T07:34:24.749-05:00I think 1x is great for commuter bikes and bikes t...I think 1x is great for commuter bikes and bikes that never get too far from home. I've used that set up for over 20 years now, long before it was "cool". But what about Rando,Touring or Bikepacking. If you bork your only chainring out in the sticks you're in for a long walk home.Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.com