Trying out the new bike on a 15° day
Cool ride, I love a 1x drivetrain for most trail riding. I've been clinging to my rigid frame for a long time, but the newer fatter hardtails ride really nice.
@ardgedee This one is weird - elevated on the drive side, standard on the other. Supposedly a bit of trickery to shorten the effective chain stay length. This frame also has easily replaceable dropouts and can also accommodate 29er and 29+ wheels/tires.
@wjcstp This my first 1x, and so far I really don't miss having a triple. 90% of my offroad riding was in the small ring anyway, shifting up to the middle was mostly to avoid cross combos.
@wjcstp This my first 1x, and so far I really don't miss having a triple. 90% of my offroad riding was in the small ring anyway, shifting up to the middle was mostly to avoid cross combos.
It looks awesome and sounds like a great ride. I could be tempted back into trail riding with something like that.