1x for Road Bikes - is it real?
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Re: 1x for Road Bikes - is it real?
Postby march83 » Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:33 am
That said, while my commute is primarily flat I do have a ~10minute climb at about 6% and I don't have any issues with the gaps on my 11-42
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Postby cyclotaur » Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:35 am
I find when riding the CX in particular I spend a lot more time in the 'big' (46) ring than I ever did with 50/34 or 53/39 (long time ago) on my road bikes.
I would say that if I went to a 46, 44 or 42 1x and a slightly bigger rear cog, say 36, I could probably get by OK for everything but the light loaded touring I do a few times per year, or for really big long climbs. If I went to 11-42 then that would even give me a 'bailout' granny gear for the big climbs where I just run out of energy. Intriguing stuff...
On the cost issue, I guess if Shimano ever seriously enter the road 1X market prices will fall.
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Postby RonK » Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:03 pm
Exactly, we think we need close ratios, when in fact we only need them in the higher gears.MichaelB wrote:We have gotten so used to tight ratio's and choices between compact, mid-compact and std, that we 'think' we need it that close. Some like it, some NEED it, and some don't really care, they'll cope with what they have.
I have been riding with wide range cassettes on my touring bikes for years. At the lower end of the cassette, wider gaps are a good thing - when the road goes up I want a low ratio fast, without having to make multiple shifts under load. At the higher end I still have enough close ratios for comfortable cruising.
For my current build I found a triple crank set unnecessary - I'm getting enough range out of a 2x10. I can easily foresee a 1x11 or 1x12 drive train having a quite adequate range for my next bike.
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Postby RonK » Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:04 pm
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Postby eeksll » Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:09 pm
what brand/setup is that? I am thinking on my next bike or if I ever buy a new crank e.g powermeter I would go the sub-compact. I know praxis works makes this ratio.cyclotaur wrote:I have a bike now with 48/32 chainrings ....
i would allow me to use the more widely available 11-XX 11 speed cassettes vs having to buy the "special" 12-29 that I currently use.
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Postby warthog1 » Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:41 pm
I am an ageing never was.
11s 32-11 on the back and mid-compact 52-36 on the front.
Put it in the small ring for long climbs otherwise leave it in the big ring.
Why pay more money to have bigger gaps
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Postby bychosis » Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:56 pm
Maybe you want one of these?warthog1 wrote:I still fail to see the point.
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11s 32-11 on the back and mid-compact 52-36 on the front.
Put it in the small ring for long climbs otherwise leave it in the big ring.
Why pay more money to have bigger gaps
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Re: 1x for Road Bikes - is it real?
Postby cyclotaur » Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:46 pm
Praxis Alba 48/32 cranks on a 2018 Specialized Diverge E5 (Aluminium frame). With 11-32 on the rear, it's the lowest gearing I've ever had, but the bike is 10+ kgs in standard form, so pretty hefty.eeksll wrote:what brand/setup is that? I am thinking on my next bike or if I ever buy a new crank e.g powermeter I would go the sub-compact. I know praxis works makes this ratio.cyclotaur wrote:I have a bike now with 48/32 chainrings ....
i would allow me to use the more widely available 11-XX 11 speed cassettes vs having to buy the "special" 12-29 that I currently use.
I'm off on a short tour soon so the 1:1 gear will come in handy on a few days of big climbs.
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Re: 1x for Road Bikes - is it real?
Postby MichaelB » Wed Feb 28, 2018 3:07 pm
I wonder when (or if they will) do that. Reality is that all it takes is a LH specific shifter. All their other stuff is there ....cyclotaur wrote: ...
On the cost issue, I guess if Shimano ever seriously enter the road 1X market prices will fall.
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Postby eeksll » Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:23 pm
looks like I need to re-assess, seems chainrings only work on the specific crank too. URLcyclotaur wrote:Praxis Alba 48/32 cranks on a 2018 Specialized Diverge E5 (Aluminium frame). With 11-32 on the rear, it's the lowest gearing I've ever had, but the bike is 10+ kgs in standard form, so pretty hefty.eeksll wrote:what brand/setup is that? I am thinking on my next bike or if I ever buy a new crank e.g powermeter I would go the sub-compact. I know praxis works makes this ratio.cyclotaur wrote:I have a bike now with 48/32 chainrings ....
i would allow me to use the more widely available 11-XX 11 speed cassettes vs having to buy the "special" 12-29 that I currently use.
I'm off on a short tour soon so the 1:1 gear will come in handy on a few days of big climbs.
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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:07 pm
Spoked wheels are dished about as far as they can go, so ignoring disc wheels, to get more cogs on the back requires either thinner yet again chains and cogs or a new frame width. What's the width of a tandem frame?Derny Driver wrote:You make an excellent point uart.uart wrote:While I don't really see any compelling reason for most people to "upgrade" to a 1x setup, I do see it as something of a logical progression. With the ever increasing number of gears on the rear cassette and compact chainrings - triple chainrings have become all but redundant for touring and hybrid bikes. I suppose it's just a natural progression from this for double chainring setups to eventually become redundant for commuter and sportive riders.
If manufacturers can get another couple of cogs on the back (say 13 speed) then front rings will be redundant.
I'm guessing that the only place to get the cogs closer together is to reduce the width of the rollers about 9% to get a 12th cog and about a further 8% to get a 13th cog, with corresponding reductions in . To me that's crazy but if crazy sells then crazy will be introduced.
Perhaps someone will come out with cogs that slide side wise allowing the unused cogs to stack with no spacing
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Postby RonK » Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:31 pm
Wider frame spacings are already used off-road. It's just a matter of time before they migrate to road bikes.mikesbytes wrote:Spoked wheels are dished about as far as they can go, so ignoring disc wheels, to get more cogs on the back requires either thinner yet again chains and cogs or a new frame width.
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Postby warthog1 » Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:42 pm
Once people have their new disc braked bikes the industry will then decide it is time to go 12s. New frames and wheels with wider spacing will be requiredRonK wrote: Wider frame spacings are already used off-road. It's just a matter of time before they migrate to road bikes.
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Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:57 am
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Postby bychosis » Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:19 am
I wonder how many would be opposed to 13speed - due to the number. might have to skip to 14speedmikesbytes wrote:...I'm guessing that the only place to get the cogs closer together is to reduce the width of the rollers about 9% to get a 12th cog and about a further 8% to get a 13th cog, with corresponding reductions in . To me that's crazy but if crazy sells then crazy will be introduced...Derny Driver wrote:...If manufacturers can get another couple of cogs on the back (say 13 speed) then front rings will be redundant.uart wrote:While I don't really see any compelling reason for most people to "upgrade" to a 1x setup, I do see it as something of a logical progression. With the ever increasing number of gears on the rear cassette and compact chainrings - triple chainrings have become all but redundant for touring and hybrid bikes. I suppose it's just a natural progression from this for double chainring setups to eventually become redundant for commuter and sportive riders.
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Postby bychosis » Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:51 am
or to borrow an MTB term: 12-boost.P!N20 wrote:^ 12 + 1 speed.
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Postby trailgumby » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:07 pm
$400+ for a cassette? How is that an "improvement"? Bugger that.
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Postby silentC » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:43 pm
I dunno, I guess it would depend on the type of riding you do. I rarely use my small chain ring and when I do I really just need a couple of gears, one for cruising up a hill and one for bailing out. Most of the rest of my gear selection is at the top end. I probably have a tendency to adjust my cadence rather than gearing, which I think comes from riding a 7 speed downtube shift up until 2 years ago.
So maybe losing the second chain ring would not be an issue for me and I could just have a dinner plate at the back for when I blow up on a climb. A bit like what I had on the 7 speed without the chain ring shift and the overlaps.
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Postby bychosis » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:46 pm
Pinion gearbox?trailgumby wrote:Eventually someone will claim that we all have to move to 13-speed cranks and single-speed hubs because, you know, unsprung mass, and then the designed obsolescence will start all over again.
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:39 pm
Built into the frame around the bottom bracket resulting in a single cog at the crank and a single cog at the wheelbychosis wrote:Pinion gearbox?trailgumby wrote:Eventually someone will claim that we all have to move to 13-speed cranks and single-speed hubs because, you know, unsprung mass, and then the designed obsolescence will start all over again.
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Postby RonK » Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:53 pm
Price of cassette and single crankset, minus price of double crankset, minus price of front derailleur, minus price of cabling, minus price of front shifter - many would see that as an improvement.trailgumby wrote:$400+ for a cassette? How is that an "improvement"? Bugger that.
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Re: 1x for Road Bikes - is it real?
Postby bychosis » Thu Mar 01, 2018 3:10 pm
zackly. Effectively it is a multispeed crank and you can chuck in a silent, 'no maintenance' belt drive too.mikesbytes wrote:Built into the frame around the bottom bracket resulting in a single cog at the crank and a single cog at the wheelbychosis wrote:Pinion gearbox?trailgumby wrote:Eventually someone will claim that we all have to move to 13-speed cranks and single-speed hubs because, you know, unsprung mass, and then the designed obsolescence will start all over again.
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