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To attribute your better climbing solely to having two chain rings is in
error. Perhaps you are simply fitter and have more climbing skill than your
friends or you are more accustomed to your existing 2×10 setup than they are
with they're newer 1×11 setups?
I have used both on the same bike and find a 30×42 does not "spin out" but in
fact feels like it pedals slower than my original 22×36 top end. There are
fewer gearing options with one ring, but I've saved nearly a pound off my bike
and have had fewer chain drop issues with a n/w ring than with the original 2x
setup.
However, I do notice that I have fewer options for higher gears on a 1×10,
with a gearing jump, but which I used about a half dozen times/year racing or
riding double track. In the end the benefits of a 1×10 outweigh the costs for
me: reduced weight, simplified shifting, fewer dropped chains (so far) and
less bar real estate vs. wider gearing options.
Aug. 20, 2014, 10:27 a.m. - M_Irwin
#!markdown To attribute your better climbing solely to having two chain rings is in error. Perhaps you are simply fitter and have more climbing skill than your friends or you are more accustomed to your existing 2×10 setup than they are with they're newer 1×11 setups? I have used both on the same bike and find a 30×42 does not "spin out" but in fact feels like it pedals slower than my original 22×36 top end. There are fewer gearing options with one ring, but I've saved nearly a pound off my bike and have had fewer chain drop issues with a n/w ring than with the original 2x setup. However, I do notice that I have fewer options for higher gears on a 1×10, with a gearing jump, but which I used about a half dozen times/year racing or riding double track. In the end the benefits of a 1×10 outweigh the costs for me: reduced weight, simplified shifting, fewer dropped chains (so far) and less bar real estate vs. wider gearing options.