1x or 2x For Your Gravel Bike? | All You Need To Know About Gear Ratios

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In this video we break down the differences between 1x and 2x setups, weighing their pros and cons for gravel riding. For that we learn the essentials of gear ratios and in the end we discover the perfect setup based on your riding style and terrain preferences.
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Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Difference Between 1x And 2x Setups
1:22 - Gear Ratios
3:26 - 1x Advantages
4:13 - 1x Disadvantages
4:49 - Who Is 1x For?
5:47 - 2x Advantages
6:10 - 2x Disadvantages
6:37 - Who Is 2x For?
7:16 - Conclusion
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@tntalex28 Ай бұрын

2 by 9 is my setup for long distance gravel riding, I like how you can just drop a gear in the front to climb a hill instead of shifting multiple times on a 1by

@evgenypodsezertsev4494 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely love my 1x set up. The simplicity adds to the joy of riding. Wouldn't have it any other way.

@SprintTri57 5 ай бұрын

Too much jump between gears for me on a 1X. I like specific cadence which is best with 2X

@davidcawthorne7115 3 ай бұрын

All the disadvantages for 2x are not an issue for most folk with well maintained bikes.

@PhiLoSoPheR_NonSenSe 26 күн бұрын

I'd frankly like an XC bike with a 2x crankset and 11 gears on the rear wheel.

@celpabedn 6 ай бұрын

How much top speed do you lose going from 2x to 1x?

@BOB-su2kd 2 ай бұрын

very little!

@celpabedn 2 ай бұрын

@@BOB-su2kd Just bought a new bike, it's 2X!

@user-rl3ef4ju9k 7 ай бұрын

Just today ordered 2x for my new frame set. Our roads are pretty flat and smooth so speeds are high and need close ratios like on road bike.

@veganpotterthevegan 7 ай бұрын

With 12sp, it's quite easy to go 1x if you live in a flat area. I live in a valley with huge HC climbs. But if I'm not climbing, I'm always in my big ring and don't ever touch my 33t on my 10-33 cassette. I have a 56t 1x on my TT bike and only use my 34t(11-34) for overpasses if I hit a red light near the bottom

@user-rl3ef4ju9k 7 ай бұрын

@@veganpotterthevegan yes it is, I also got 1x on my TT. But these gravel 1x have MTB cassettes which are not great at flat roads, you are seldom at best cadence since the gaps between cogs are so big.

@veganpotterthevegan 7 ай бұрын

@user-rl3ef4ju9k they don't use a mountain cassette. Live on flat roads? Use a 10-36(11-36 for shimano) or a 10-33(11-34) and you'll have good gear gaps.

@user-rl3ef4ju9k 7 ай бұрын

@@veganpotterthevegan Shimano GRX 1x set uses 10-45 or 10-51 XT-cassette. Sram XPLR uses 44T cassette but they also offer road 1x with up to 33T cassette. Anyway, I like to have that small chainring for the occasional 10% or more gradient, I can deal with the extra weight of ring and derailleur on the flattish roads ;).

@veganpotterthevegan 7 ай бұрын

@user-rl3ef4ju9k you don't have to use GRX or XPLR at all. Their longer caged RDs will clear up to a 42t cog with many hangers. I train with an 11-34 on my TT bike and have a ton of b-screw left with my AXS rear derailleur. It can clear a 36 easily with where I need to set it just to avoid having the cage hit the spokes. This is with a 56t chainring for my TT bike. On my road bike, I run a 32/48 with a 10-36 and I'm really only using the small ring on very long climbs. If it's a 10% kicker, I'll stay in my big ring.

@anthonyc8499 25 күн бұрын

1x seems best for people going up/down on trails all the time so they're either going fast or slow, so big gear jumps aren't a big deal.

@BostilCensurado Күн бұрын

You are wrong because 2x is faster at that, but 1x is better at trails because you dont need heavy gears so you can just use a granny chainring without worrying about range or your front mech getting clogged

@justinofboulder 2 ай бұрын

#savethefrontderraileur

@BadTanLines 7 ай бұрын

2x end of story

@jrclad2964 5 ай бұрын

Wrong !

@PRH123 7 ай бұрын

2 by all the way, 1 by makes no sense for a gravel bike. 1 by was created for MTB that endure lot of shocks and frequent changes, to prevent chain drop. Gravel bikes dont experience what extreme MTB does. These gigantic one by cassettes are expensive, and heavy, because of the multiple materials required to get them to an acceptable weight (steel, aluminum, titanium, carbon). 1 by also requires the necessity to sweep across a large amount of cogs in various situations. And of course engenders large chain angles. Snicking up and down your front chain ring at an intersection or before a climb is so easy comparatively. And lighter. And less expensive Fashion trumps common sense though unfortunately. Producers will continue to flog them and dummies will continue to buy them :)

@veganpotterthevegan 7 ай бұрын

Love 1x on my gravel bike. I'm definitely 1x on my mountain bike but if I were forced to have 2x on one of them, it would be my mountain bike

@gileee 28 күн бұрын

No. 1x is loved by people who want the smallest number of movable parts on their bike. Fact is I don't need 20+ gears with 5 of them being equal. I just need a slow gear for the hills at like >1.2, to a fast gear that'll get me close to about 40km/h ideally. Not many in between needed. I also don't need carbon, fancy shifters, wheels, brakes... If I had that many hills around me I'd probably get an electric bike or just get off and push instead of wasting energy.