Sadly you are all missing the point of 1x gearing.
Why would the manufacturer want to sell you a £20 cassette in 11 -32 ratio, when they can sell you a 10-50 for £180!
Plus you only have to make 1 ring for the front and not bother providing a front shifter, derailleur or cable!
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I do own a 1x system. Its a 9 speed 11-32 which i use on my cross country flyer.....its standard ring with a Rohloff retainer.......the spread is just about ok.
For me the thing about triples is the ability to use the gears, im not dawdling, but im not spinning out or doing 25mph, so, what i like is small, convenient, nice gaps between gears......sadly a 1x dinner plate does not get you that as the graph shows.
Yes... you have to understand where the gears are, yes....its a bit of shifting...but its not like they are even on the downtube anymore! And with indexing and hyperglide etc, its not exactly a pain moving gears.
Plus i have to agree with above, 1x systems have redundant gears, just as much or more than 3x, due to the chain angle....you can't claim one system has it, then say the other doesn't! So you have 10 gears not 12? Now how's your ratios looking?
Obviously, shimino don't care about you wrecking the chain and cogs....as then they can sell you more of them too!
Excuse me Emperor.........
