1x11 for road/circuit racing

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Dez33
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by Dez33

@Jmdesignz2 all weights taken from SRAM's site for both groups.

EDIT: My weights are without BB. Your link weighs with BB.

I mentioned the cable, just didn't put a weight on them. Allow approx. 30 grams.

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by Jmdesignz2

still think the crank weights are off

Also Force 1 levers are 175/117 = 292g
http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/10/17/unb ... sc-brakes/

Force 22 are 307g (actual?)

so 15g there

complete set of Gore Ride on shift cables 128g - so figure front der housing/wire is a bit less than half that weight? 50g?

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by Jmdesignz2

Arts says 319g actual weight for Force 22 mech shifters

Force 1 levers actual weight 292g

so actually 27g + 50g cable weight

77g?

Don't get me wrong though, I think that for Road Riding in general the 2x11 is better than 1x11 compromise
1x11 shines if you are needing extra chain retention and or simpler drivetrain like Cross and Gravel etc.

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by gospastic

I raced 1x11 last season in crits - worked fine. Would probably even be okay for the one road race I did. Chicago is very flat.

And yes it's lighter for me because I used the same cassette in each setup.

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Devon wrote:The benefit is a much better looking, easier to maintain bike.
are front mechs even difficult to maintain?

New cable once or twice a year. 10 minutes.

I don't do anything else, never have.

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SRAM love the 1x11 it gets rid of their Achilles heel :mrgreen:

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New cable twice a year? Wow. Mine's lucky to be changed every 2...

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So you do even less maintenance than me, and still complain. :noidea:

Are you allergic to tools?

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I thought we were discussing pros and cons of two systems. Who's complaining?

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sugarkane wrote:SRAM love the 1x11 it gets rid of their Achilles heel :mrgreen:
TBH, this is pretty much my take on it, other than some mtbs with all but no space to fit a front mech.
Who's complaining?
you? If lack of maintenance is a benefit, when it consists of almost no work at all. You must find it tricky.

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I must say that I am surprised how quickly I have totally adapted to 1x11 on my winter bike. No noise, lower weight (-150g in my case, as I'm using a normal RD), much simpler, better looking (if that matters to you), and (this is mostly an issue on a winter bike that sees a lot of wear) the cassette gets used much more over the entire range. This I'm sure will prolong the life of my chain and cassette.
Note. I live in Denmark where's is quite flat, but in my area there's a lot of short, steep hills, and with 48/28, I don't miss gears, even on 10%+ hills. A friend of mine did a whole Cat. 2 season with 1x11 and loved it. I'm contemplating doing the same next year.

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mattr wrote:you? If lack of maintenance is a benefit, when it consists of almost no work at all. You must find it tricky.

Cool story, bro.

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sugarkane wrote:SRAM love the 1x11 it gets rid of their Achilles heel :mrgreen:

Solid laugh from that one.
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Mario Jr. wrote:I must say that I am surprised how quickly I have totally adapted to 1x11 on my winter bike. No noise, lower weight (-150g in my case, as I'm using a normal RD), much simpler, better looking (if that matters to you), and (this is mostly an issue on a winter bike that sees a lot of wear) the cassette gets used much more over the entire range. This I'm sure will prolong the life of my chain and cassette.
Note. I live in Denmark where's is quite flat, but in my area there's a lot of short, steep hills, and with 48/28, I don't miss gears, even on 10%+ hills. A friend of mine did a whole Cat. 2 season with 1x11 and loved it. I'm contemplating doing the same next year.


Lower weight and better looking in relation to your winter bike in Denmark? Usually we just have heavy winter bikes with very long fenders and big lights. Do you have pictures of your setup?

And I'd like to see that friends bike as well. I don't think I noticed him in the peloton.

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Dunno if that works. If it does, there's a hint to who my friend is. Maybe that will solve things for you.

Edit. Are my fenders long enough?

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