CHOOSING BEST GEAR RATIO FOR 1X ROAD SETUP!!!

53 front
11/34 rear

[yishaithegift]

Nice and clean look. I'm going to switch to a 1× setup I honestly never use the smaller chain ring because I'm a speed junkie. Plus I live in Miami so aside from the occasional bride there's zero climbing. Thanks for the video the Allez looks super clean and fast without the front Derailleur and extra sprocket.

[Sr.D]

Still waiting for a proper 1x road bike group with a 10-50 12 speed MTB cassette and a 50 single chainring, don't mind the bigger gap between gears, I love the simplicity of 1x transmissions.

[ramboj]

What size chain, how many links you need?

[fender]

The ultimate set up is 1X9. Gears 1--3 for climbing. Gears 4--6 for cruising. Gears 7--9 for speed. People are ALWAYS overcomplicating things. 9 speeds RULE for alltime.

I run a 45 up front and a 9--26 on the back. 1X9. Theres never been a hill I couldnt get up. And I get all the speed I need on the 9 to 45. Which is the equivalent of an 11 to 55. And getting a cadence the right side of 90 is far easier on a 9 to 45.

All this nonsense about 1X11 and now even 1X12. Unless you are some fragile 80 year old granny you do not need more than 9 speeds ever. People have got soft over the last few decades.