I'm curious about these 1x setups that are becoming more popular (no front derailleur).
If anyone's running them on their road/TT bike, would like to hear of what your setup is and how it's working out for you, particularly on significant hills.
I just like the idea of simplicity in gearing. My Cervelo P2 shifts fine with the double chainring FD, but I would be ok with going 1x and not even worrying about FD shifting/cabling if I'm only giving up a little in gearing. As is, I feel that I have too many gears on my 10spd (older-gen Shimano DA) setup, meaning more often than not I shift through 2-3 gears at once rather than one at a time.
The caveat is that I do live in a hilly area. Most of the long climbs are 5-8%, but there are some short stretches of 20%. Anything over 12% on my big front ring is admittedly pretty tough.
If anyone's running them on their road/TT bike, would like to hear of what your setup is and how it's working out for you, particularly on significant hills.
I just like the idea of simplicity in gearing. My Cervelo P2 shifts fine with the double chainring FD, but I would be ok with going 1x and not even worrying about FD shifting/cabling if I'm only giving up a little in gearing. As is, I feel that I have too many gears on my 10spd (older-gen Shimano DA) setup, meaning more often than not I shift through 2-3 gears at once rather than one at a time.
The caveat is that I do live in a hilly area. Most of the long climbs are 5-8%, but there are some short stretches of 20%. Anything over 12% on my big front ring is admittedly pretty tough.