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My road bike came setup with 1x (46t front - 11-32 on the back), It seems to work fine for most of what I'm doing (kent, surrey etc but no speedyboi laps). You do sort of spin out on anything over 50kph but if I get overtaken going downhill I simply don't care. I get what you mean w/ the minimal build approach think it looks good too, the less pissing around with mechanical front deraileurs the better imo - I would go for it, you can always change it back.
Saying that - only having a few low low gears kinda sucks for anything long and steep and I will change it when I get around to it.
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That seat is much too far back for you!
On gearing I second what others have said here, 11-32 is fine for all but the quickest riding in Kent, for me at least with 44 front.
Remember fixed gear! One gear can be enough it's just about speed n effort/efficiency. I think people worry about gearing more than necessary
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I feel like further winterising my road bike by making it 1x.
Just feeling like something more minimal even if it is ultimately less versatile.
The more minimal I've been building my bikes the more I think I enjoy them.
Could be a terrible decision.
How does 46 x 11-32 sound?
Mostly Kent and Surrey. Solo and group riding at about 27 - 30 kph avg.
Weekly Paceline at 45 - 50 kph.
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