>>1844092>>limits your gearing rangeno, pic rel 433% 39-9 e*thirteen cassette without looking like a frisbee on the wheel
>>limits how close your gears can begood thing actually, I live in a hilly area
>>wears out drivetrain components way quickerno
>>those fast wearing cassettes are also conveniently way more expensivethey don't wear faster
>>many new frames don't even have front derailleur mounts anymore, forcing you into using 1xMost fd's get mounted with a clamp on a bare tube. No problem there.
>And the best part? People will unironically justify this by saying that clicking a button on the left handlebar is a "hassle" and "too much to think about".I tried to explain proper shifting to so many people. They are not capeable of understanding the concept. All I get from them is crosschaining and crunch shifting under full load uphill which makes me cringe. 1x is unironically better for them.