BIKE THREAD
200 watchers
14 Mar
9:59pm, 14 Mar 2024
4,333 posts
|
jacdaw
(I preferred my answer despite it being less accurate or, indeed, helpful).
|
14 Mar
10:01pm, 14 Mar 2024
12,358 posts
|
cathrobinson
(I also preferred your answer. Mine felt a little pedantic  )
|
14 Mar
11:17pm, 14 Mar 2024
27,613 posts
|
Dvorak
Thanks - I do actually want to know So, the "why are they better" bit? As someone with a road bike whose triple has rarely worked correctly (although the mtbs have been less problematic) I can see the benefit of simplicity. However, it also has a 12-25 cassette. The mtb has, I think, 11-32. Which is fine. But aren't the bigger jumps on a single, especially for a road bike, jarring? And all the parts much more expensive? (Although maybe a large category don't care ahout the latter anymore.) |
15 Mar
7:46am, 15 Mar 2024
2,532 posts
|
MudMeanderer
It may depend upon how much versatility you want from a single bike. For my road bikes, I definitely appreciate a double up front, as it gives reasonable range and resolution, and my legs are like twigs, so I struggle to accelerate big gears in a bunch. But for a CX bike, especially when it gets really muddy, I'm not likely using more than a few gears anyway, so a 1x probably won't be a problem (indeed I've recently built a single speed CX in the hope it will be more robust in filthy conditions). I've also increasingly seen TT bikes set 1x, again because the courses don't need masses of range, so you can still get decent resolution with a slightly more aero setup. However several of those using such a set up are changing cassette and chainring to suit every course - more faff than I can deal with. I'm not sure about for gravel - I think I'd appreciate the range and resolution of double if racing, but does simplicity in the wilds counteract that, especially if not racing? |
15 Mar
7:57am, 15 Mar 2024
17,452 posts
|
Dave W
My 1X gives me a range of gears that suit me and suit the terrain where I live. If I lived in Lincolnshire, I might not have one. And I know that there are a lot of gravel bikes with 2X, so it's not limited to a 1X, but the robust tyres on a gravel bike also suit the roads round here, which are basically shite. What you choose depends on what you need from your bike. I for one am happy only doing 40mph down a hill. Don't need to keep pedaling until I'm doing 70. But I need to be able to get up the hills, so the lower gearing is great. For me. For here. And I do like the simplicity of having no front derailleur. They were just a faff for me, and quite often took some of the gearing choices away as well. |
15 Mar
8:24am, 15 Mar 2024
6,083 posts
|
K5 Gus
Dv - "But aren't the bigger jumps on a single, especially for a road bike, jarring?" Depends on what you're used to, and the type of riding you do to some extent. If you do group rides then you want to fit in with the speed of a group, so bigger jumps might mean you can't find the gear at the cadence you want. But if you do solo rides, then find your cadence and don't worry that much about actual speed. Here's example of what my 12 speed 10-44 cassette with a 44t chainring gives. You can work out your own set up as a comparison and see what the gaps are like. 10t = 440% 11t = 400% 13t = 338% 15t = 293% 17t = 259% 19t = 232% 21t = 210% 24t = 183% 28t = 157% 32t = 137% 38t = 116% 44t = 100% My previous bike had 50/34 "compact" chainrings and a 12-28 cassette, so range was 416% - 121%, so I now have a better range. You can get a 11-34 cassette now, so I could have got a very similar range ( 454% - 100% ) if I'd been keeping the bike. |
|
15 Mar
9:00am, 15 Mar 2024
17,464 posts
|
Dave W
And mine is a 40-44 which is around a 91% ratio. Great for hill climbing.
|
|
15 Mar
2:00pm, 15 Mar 2024
4,335 posts
|
jacdaw
Slept on it... then bought the 1x dinner plate monstrosity with 700c wheels. In orange.
|
15 Mar
3:45pm, 15 Mar 2024
10,198 posts
|
Northern Exile
Having a bit of a bike stuff clearout at this end and I just wondered if anyone would be interested in a pair of Ksyrium SLS? The rims are well used, but the spokes and hubs are immaculate and in excellent condition. There's still life left in them and they'll come with a pair of Conti GP4000. Just to jog your memory, the SLS were the really expensive ones with the carbon front hub. I was going to put them on eBay, but I'll part with them here if anyone thinks they can make use of them. I checked with a specialist Mavic dealer btw, replacement Ksyrium rims that fit are available. They wouldn't come with skewers, I can't find them since we moved. I'm thinking £100 plus postage would be sufficiently low to tempt someone
|
|
15 Mar
3:48pm, 15 Mar 2024
10,199 posts
|
Northern Exile
Mmm, perhaps that's too cheap. I couldn't find a set on eBay for less that £250 ebay.co.uk ebay.co.uk |
Related Threads
-
TriSport Fetch: The smell of 220
Oct 2024
-
Bromptons are not the only fruit (or "Oranges are not the only Brompton")
Oct 2024
-
Cycling for Noobs
Oct 2024
-
Zwifters
Oct 2024
-
The fat-tyre thread
Oct 2024
-
Bike maintenance for dummies.
Oct 2024
-
Pro cycling thread
Oct 2024
-
E-Bikes
Sep 2024
-
Fetch Virtual Challenge 2022 - Bike Challenge
Jun 2024
-
So who won the tour from 1999 to 2005
May 2024
