1x DRIVE TRAIN FOR THE WIN?
THE ALLURE OF A 1x is real. When SRAM unleashed the 1x MTB drivetrain years ago, I knew I had to have it. And, I loved it...
... the simplicity outweighed the complexity.
By a lot.
My first gravel bike was a 1x,
again, a winner.
Is it perfect?
No, sometimes the gaps are too big.
In fact, I'm back to 2x on the gravel bike.
But now I'm thinking of a simplified road bike.
Because when you take the new SRAM XPLR 13speed, 10-46, cassette and match it with a 46 ring up front, and you have the nearly the same lowest gears and same highest gears as a traditional road 2x drivetrain.
x road bike...
- simple
- light
- aero
... could be hella fun and fast.
Anybody done it yet?
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161.8 lbs/12.2%
7.5 hours sleep
0 PullUps, 0 PushUps
10 minutes stretching
60 minutes Reading/Journaling
78/98/16 (fitness per training peaks)