1x11 for road/circuit racing
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I think some people don't realize that others live in places that are very flat. If you never used all of the range that a traditional double provides, why wouldn't you go 1x? It's cheaper and looks cleaner. Marginally more aero. No drawbacks if you don't need the range. I have friends that will get literally zero elevation gain on a ride.
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The reason for my move to 1 X 10/11 is to have a more simplistic set up and yes save weight. You are able to drop the FD, cable and housing, paddle on the shifter (when running mechanical) and depending on where you live or your style of riding you can keep a standard RD and 11/28 max cassette. This results in a nice light set up.
I can do most of my rides staying in my 50 front while running an 11/28 but at times when I hit anything over 10% I would shift down to my 36. Now with that said, I am going to be running an 11/28 with a 46t on my bike for the winter to test it out. If all goes well, which I feel it will, this will result in a nice light set up. For racing I can put on my 11/23 light cassette and again have a very light set up. If I need more then I just put on the 50t front and still lighter than my standard set up.
My cranks with my new 46t spiderless chainring is 460g without BB. So that is a 100g savings over my carbon spider with Fibre-Lyte rings. That is just on the cranks alone. It will be an interesting experiment.
Right now the build sits at 6420g but I still need to cable and install the chain.
I can do most of my rides staying in my 50 front while running an 11/28 but at times when I hit anything over 10% I would shift down to my 36. Now with that said, I am going to be running an 11/28 with a 46t on my bike for the winter to test it out. If all goes well, which I feel it will, this will result in a nice light set up. For racing I can put on my 11/23 light cassette and again have a very light set up. If I need more then I just put on the 50t front and still lighter than my standard set up.
My cranks with my new 46t spiderless chainring is 460g without BB. So that is a 100g savings over my carbon spider with Fibre-Lyte rings. That is just on the cranks alone. It will be an interesting experiment.
Right now the build sits at 6420g but I still need to cable and install the chain.
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if i lived in florida or was only crit racing, i would consider a 53/12-26 for sure.
Devon wrote:+1
Not all of us are lucky enough to live in the alps.
Ha! lucky or cursed?
My strengths are in the flats and rollers. Granted I like to go visit the big climbs and am a decent climber/descender but I'll take having a 12 month cycling calendar and living in an area that exploits my strength. I do wish the 'hills' were closer though.
I am considering 1x11 for my B ride bike so appreciate all the relevant discussion here.
Yea, we all know 36 won
They probably said "stiff enough" though...
They probably said "stiff enough" though...
Well, I don't think anyone is proposing that 1x11 will remove a double chainring setup from the market. But it definately has its place. I for one is extremely satisfied with the setup I have on my winterbike. I could be tempted to do it also on my training bike, but not on my race bike, as I need the bigger gears for the sprint.
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olebole wrote: Planning to get a 52t Garbaruk oval chainring combined with a 11-30 cassette.
Which cassette would that be?
mimason wrote:Ha! lucky or cursed?
My strengths are in the flats and rollers. Granted I like to go visit the big climbs and am a decent climber/descender but I'll take having a 12 month cycling calendar and living in an area that exploits my strength. I do wish the 'hills' were closer though.
I am considering 1x11 for my B ride bike so appreciate all the relevant discussion here.
I have to fight to get 4 metric figures of elevation in a ride close to work/home. I've lost so much fitness since moving up the country; I miss 6km climbs and 3-4000m elevation rides...
I ran 1x10 with a 50t up front and a 12-25 on my crit bike all season. It's a dedicated crit bike, I did it for the simple fact that I've never been in the little ring for a crit so why bother having one.
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Thats exactly my view. I've only been in the small ring in a crit once, and it was when I had been dropped and had no chance of getting back on.
Same set up with a slightly larger cassette would allow for smaller climbs too.
Same set up with a slightly larger cassette would allow for smaller climbs too.