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ZenithE

why has it only got a single crankest, wouldn't that badly limit the range?

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gbj_tester in reply to @ZenithE

why has it only got a single crankest

Welcome to 2014 - the year everybody finally realised that we used to be perfectly happy with 10 different gears over a 3:1 range for the vast majority of riding. 1×10 with a 12-36 cassette is actually a better way to arrange them than the old 48/36×14-28. It shifts better, you get all the gears in sequence without double-shifting, and you can bin half the crap which used to break or seize up.

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edscoble in reply to @gbj_tester

1×10 with a 12-36 cassette is actually a better way to arrange them than the old 48/36×14-28.

I don't know, technically it's a better arrangement, but the larger jump on the bigger sprocket made it harder to find the sweet spot.

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