>>1502654>t.leglet 500% gear range is more than enough.1x range and 2x range are currently the same with meme 1x casettes, but if you are on limited money you get that range with 2x and you pay 8x less, how is paying 8s more for same perfomance but with lower durability an advantage?.
>1x shifts faster and easier.they shift the same, determining factor are gear jumps where 2x wins since smaller range casette=better smoother shifting
>shit dropouts are shitmy point is more gears on the back are very sensible to dropout bending, less gears on the back, less tolerance in dropout paralelism is needed. another mechanical advatange for a part of the bike that gets bent easily.
>You aren't running out of gears on the downhillif it wasnt for introducing 10t, everyone can easily outspin a 32x11 on the downhill, but more higher range is a big advantage if you pedal to the trails or if you end up descending part of the mountain to the next trail on the road, why do slow? btw 11s chains SHOULD NOT exist on a DH bike with 7s, that situation is just bizzare and those thing even on WC level break all the time.
>Cost: 2x and 3x groupsets with valid comparisons i.e 2x Xt 11sp and 1x Xt 11sp show the 2x/3x groupset costing more.the whole existence of +9 gears outside of road is a thing because someone wanted to pursue the 1x memery.
>Do you really need more range than a wide range 1x system offers? I'd say no. I agree if we talk 12s range, but same is achived with 2x with far more primitive tooling and better pedalling efficiency since bigger ring is on the front where power comes from.
>Do you need chain security? I'd say yes.Chaincatcher, chainguides in 2x version exsted for years and FD does that job as well. 1x keeping the chain on is memery, what keeps the chain on in 1x is the clutch. There are other very elegant solutions like pic related that you dont see on the radavist.
