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Keeping in mind I also prefer what is now considered a slack seat angle (so
maybe I'm just a grumpy old luddite), if it's my personal bike I'm definitely
going with one of Shimano's new forward pivoting front derailleurs. Maybe
sounds a bit ridiculous given I love singlespeeding and it is another level of
complexity over a 1x system (extra shifter, extra mech, extra ring) but I like
the fast up/down single shift that the front derailleur gives me, the
awesome(r) chainline, and the low gears for working the bike up technical bits
without losing the top end.
But, I definitely understand I'm in the minority. Riders are definitely voting
with their wallets and there are many bikes on the shop floor that are
perfectly capable of accepting a front derailleur (some of which ride better
with a larger ring than they are being spec'd with 1x), vs. the few new models
that are 1x specific, that are coming spec'd with 1x systems because that's
what riders want.
March 21, 2016, 8:45 p.m. - DrewM
#!markdown Keeping in mind I also prefer what is now considered a slack seat angle (so maybe I'm just a grumpy old luddite), if it's my personal bike I'm definitely going with one of Shimano's new forward pivoting front derailleurs. Maybe sounds a bit ridiculous given I love singlespeeding and it is another level of complexity over a 1x system (extra shifter, extra mech, extra ring) but I like the fast up/down single shift that the front derailleur gives me, the awesome(r) chainline, and the low gears for working the bike up technical bits without losing the top end. But, I definitely understand I'm in the minority. Riders are definitely voting with their wallets and there are many bikes on the shop floor that are perfectly capable of accepting a front derailleur (some of which ride better with a larger ring than they are being spec'd with 1x), vs. the few new models that are 1x specific, that are coming spec'd with 1x systems because that's what riders want.