Oct. 10, 2022, 2:21 p.m. -  Lynx .

@Woofer2609 - I wasn't jiving with what you were writing as I was reading, "Smaller rings, really", not until the  last paragraph where you pitched the complete idea. Quite an interesting supposition, only downside being no real "top end" gear for riding to the trails, flat trails or places where you want to and can crank  - _you'd need to be spinning about 83RPM with 28-10 to achieve 20mph and 90RPM with 26-10 for same speed_. The supposition you gave is exactly why I still run a 2x setups, although giving 1x a try right now on the FS, but always have 2 rings on the crank, normally 24-32/34. I do run an FD on one FS, other is removed as IU try 1x right now, but depending on the ride, wheelset and cassette, I might do the entire ride in just the 32/34t ring or I might manually drop it down if I encounter a really steep, and/or long steep climb - _doesn't take any time to drop to the smaller ring with my heal before the climb and then at the top, I ain't racing so a quick stop to put it back up isn't a problem._