if you get the gearing right 1x11 would be a superb bike in its simplicity............i think a 42t front and a 10/42 cassette would be spot on
look on superstar components......i got a 40t direct mount for my sram force on there for 35 bucksYes, the hybrid I've looked at has a 38 front ring and I recon thats too low, on my geared bike I have 50/42 on the front and I mostly ride on the 42, so I recon you're about right 42 on the font on a 1x11 would suite me, its just a case of can I get a new chainring.
look on superstar components......i got a 40t direct mount for my sram force on there for 35 bucks
Bang in the middle for me...........A question for 1x roadies, how do you set up your chainline? I put the chain ring lined up with the larger sprockets on my MTB on the logic that I spend most of my time gurning up long hills (and putting most strain on the chain) in the bottom gears, but I guess for road use it might make sense to line it up in the middle to smaller sprockets of the cassette?
Or do people just go for bang in the middle?
The chain is only going through the same kind of deflection that it would on a bike with 2 rings where you just avoid the last few sprockets on the opposite side of the cassette.Makes sense. Do you ever get any chain noise in the highest/lowest gears?
If converting from a double compact, it's worth checking the chain length, based on your new chain ring size. I found that the RD wasn't taking up all the slack when in the smallest cog and was making a noise against the cassette.Makes sense. Do you ever get any chain noise in the highest/lowest gears?
no its quiet as a quiet thing. The disc brakes tend to whistle a bit though at certain wind angles, but I'll forgive them that for their stopping power in the wet, but be glad to be back to calipers on the summer bike.Makes sense. Do you ever get any chain noise in the highest/lowest gears?