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Mar 2021
1:45pm, 24 Mar 2021
22,213 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
Hahahahaha
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Mar 2021
1:51pm, 24 Mar 2021
34,460 posts
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halfpint
Mine is 1x11. The range is fine for the most part. Now that I’m closer to bike fit I don’t generally run out of gears for climbing. It’s more straightforward and no confusion with the lever for the dropper post.
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Mar 2021
2:02pm, 24 Mar 2021
73,714 posts
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Gobi
I run out of gears at both ends 
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Mar 2021
2:58pm, 24 Mar 2021
2,908 posts
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Dave W
Mines a 1X 12 speed and it's a 30 and 11-51 (or thereabouts).
Why were you warned off Whyte? Fozzy
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Mar 2021
4:05pm, 24 Mar 2021
13,748 posts
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rf_fozzy
Someone I know (who is a very good MTB racer) had several friends get injured (not from falling off) riding Whytes apparently.
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Mar 2021
4:19pm, 24 Mar 2021
2,911 posts
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Dave W
Anything specific I need to know about?
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Mar 2021
4:20pm, 24 Mar 2021
13,749 posts
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rf_fozzy
She wasn't specific with me. But they all did a *lot* of technical MTB riding
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Mar 2021
4:24pm, 24 Mar 2021
2,912 posts
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Dave W
Just done a quick search, and nothing obvious relating to this.
I sure as hell WON'T be doing a lot of technical stuff. I'm shit at it.
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Mar 2021
4:38pm, 24 Mar 2021
19,152 posts
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Stepford Wife
Bike sales and marketing. Also laziness from frame designers. I could explain more but I can’t be arsed. With 1 x don’t confuse range with gradation between gears. It’s not for everyone.
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Mar 2021
5:04pm, 24 Mar 2021
13,861 posts
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larkim
I hate front mechs, they never align properly (not triples, anyway). 1x11 here which is fine for everything I need. My son, far better than I am, runs 1x10 (because otherwise he'd have to spend money) and gets up and down most things, but he is properly fit and strong.
Can't see why a Whyte bike would "injure" someone, unless their frames regularly broke in the same place. I've not heard of that being an issue, but that's not to say I've listened to the right people...
I think you have to be riding a lot to really notice if there are deficiencies in the 1x setup. For me I'll take whatever gears I'm given, providing the easiest one gets me up most hills.
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