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I'd suggest that clutch rear derailleurs are the innovation that drives the
difference, not 1x.
After several years of going clutched I can only recall two dropped chains -
and one of those was also from a crash. I use XT/XTR on Quarq cranks,
currently 2×10.
1x is a hoax. The gap between gears is annoying and breaks your rhythm. SRAM
is just trying to resolve its shitty front shifter and derailleur by getting
rid of them.
Aug. 25, 2016, 2:58 p.m. - John Hawkins
#!markdown I'd suggest that clutch rear derailleurs are the innovation that drives the difference, not 1x. After several years of going clutched I can only recall two dropped chains - and one of those was also from a crash. I use XT/XTR on Quarq cranks, currently 2×10. 1x is a hoax. The gap between gears is annoying and breaks your rhythm. SRAM is just trying to resolve its shitty front shifter and derailleur by getting rid of them.