🤔 Are you tempted by a 1x/Single chainring on your bike? Let us know why you would, or wouldn't 👇
@bikecommuter24
7 ай бұрын
Does a belt drive bicycle count its got one pulley up front. 🤣
@bebopman5
7 ай бұрын
I’m a vocal detractor of the front derailleur, so all of my bikes are 1x. You can’t change my mind because I understand the advantages of the FD, I just don’t care for it or the setup.
@Lukearthwalker
7 ай бұрын
@@bebopman5 Your perspective reminds me of automobile drivers who never learned to drive a manual transmission. It takes more skill and there is a learning curve but is so worth it in every way, it just feels a lot better!
@emmabird9745
7 ай бұрын
Hi Alex, simply put, no I wouldn't. I live in a hilly area and I need my tripple. Grannies need granny rings. Could you have saved a bit of that extra weight by having that chain wheel sculpted out?
@aflipz
7 ай бұрын
@gcntech I already did, and did so on a budget! LTwoo GR7 levers and derailleur, 10s 11-46t cassette with the 3 largest gears machined from a single block of billet aluminum (338grams, not bad!), 52t narrow wide front chainring, hollow crankset. I absolutely love how simple this setup is, and the ratios are plentiful for my needs. (52 : 11 is enough for not running out if pedal down any hills I encounter, and there isn't anything steep enough around me to require bigger than 52 : 46)
@_Zane__
7 ай бұрын
The color of the chain ring makes it look like cardboard 😂
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
The only way to put this to the test is to use it in the rain!
@swordmonkey6635
7 ай бұрын
Yeah I think matte black would be a better way to go.
@darthjohn0
7 ай бұрын
I thought the same thing lol
@cherriagana
7 ай бұрын
One of the things I enjoy ALLOT with my 1X 53teeth 105setup is that it's way way easier to clean. The front mech is a dirt/mud magnet :D
@einundsiebenziger5488
3 ай бұрын
... a* lot* (to allot = to allocate)
@FoxFox-i1c
7 ай бұрын
If it isn’t broken, fix it untill it is 😂
@galenkehler
7 ай бұрын
I saved a ton of money by going 1x when I built my bike a few years ago. Removing the front derailleur, wire, and expensive chainset was a significant savings, and allowed me to get di2 where I wouldn't have been able to afford it in the full 2x.
@bigbearkd75
7 ай бұрын
So, you got Di1 then? 😂
@galenkehler
7 ай бұрын
@@bigbearkd75 haha maybe it's actually Di3, since it feels like extra intelligence 😅
@einundsiebenziger5488
3 ай бұрын
The actual benefit of Di2 is the more precise and faster front derailleur, at the rear derailleur it offers almost no advantage over mechanical. Not sure if you're kidding.
@galenkehler
3 ай бұрын
@@einundsiebenziger5488 I don't have a front derailleur, so that's infinitely faster and more precise than any front derailleur. Di2 is a lot better than any mechanical shifting, I don't think you know how that works. The derailleurs may be equivalent but the shifters are better
@philipwooldridge9606
7 ай бұрын
Another pro you now have some dura ace chain rings in the parts bin for a new project.
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
😂
@veganpotterthevegan
7 ай бұрын
Another "budget" project😅
@foxy1706
7 ай бұрын
1x for the commuter bike, less maintenance, easy clean and less cost wearing out parts, when cycling in wet winter conditions.
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
especially if it is a nice flat route!
@foxy1706
7 ай бұрын
@@gcntech 90% of time front derailer all faff. most year i ride 1x 11-36 with a 50t. front. have a "good" bike with 50/34 11-30. cycled bottom to top of Ireland over 6 days and didnt need front for 4 of the days and made it up many a large hill. if its not up a mountain front is not needed. but ive climbed on 11-36 and its fine you have 2 less gears you deal with it. plus 1x looks A1
@trekkeruss
7 ай бұрын
IGH with Gates belt FTW.
@a1white
7 ай бұрын
Especially when equipped with Dura-Ace and a £600 OSPW!
@zedtony8110
7 ай бұрын
A single speed will have even less to maintain.
@graffhead206
7 ай бұрын
Also, I just want to add: I am a professional mechanic who works at one of the most high end shops in my country. If I didn't already know all of these processes, there is absolutely no way I could have followed along to do this job myself, at home. I'm not sure if the intention of this video was to teach people how to do this process, but if it was, maybe break it down a bit more next time. I still think you guys are great and do a great job. I just had to share a little constructive criticism.
@_MrSnrub
7 ай бұрын
Alberto has a penchant for mismatching bike components. First the brown saddle and black bar tape, now the gold chainring without any other gold on the bike. Well done Ahmad!
@jaycamp2364
7 ай бұрын
Alex, years ago I learned a different way to determine your new chain length. Simply place the chain on the largest gears (front and back), pull the chain together to the point of max extension. Then, add just 1 link. This is where you cut the chain. Never has let me down.
@alextorresphoto
7 ай бұрын
A lot of videos on youtube, say add 2 link. I wonder why he did it this way in this video.
@eddysobieralski8075
7 ай бұрын
@alextorresphoto / @jaycamp2364 The method used by Alex to size the chain is the one prescribed by Ceramic Speed to accommodate the OSPW.
@alextorresphoto
7 ай бұрын
Thanks, had an inkling it was that but wasn't sure. I feel like it could have been explained better. @@eddysobieralski8075
@bigbearkd75
7 ай бұрын
@@eddysobieralski8075the OSPW makes zero difference to the articulation of the derailleur. The old way (big-big + 1 pair of links) is still correct
@jahoppey
7 ай бұрын
Is this the new 'hack or bodge?' from the GCN Show? 👻
@Kimberlietriracer25
7 ай бұрын
Interesting setup. Looking forward to seeing how it performs in your race.
@TalkToMeGooose
7 ай бұрын
Alex having a spare OSPW lying around again alongside his dura ace chain
@phenofinder9145
7 ай бұрын
1x Kool aid! Drink it!
@Gabe_Hansen
7 ай бұрын
I would love to try the Vegan Cyclist setup (VC adventures on KZitem). A MTB rear derailleur with a 56 tooth single front charging and a 11-52 cassette on the back.
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
That is a wide range of gears!
@benjaminpk
7 ай бұрын
Cool! I've been thinking about making my indoor bike 1by for simplicity.
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
I did it on mine!
@Mavrik-60
7 ай бұрын
Why would i ever ever ever want to do that??? Boy y'all stretching hard for this one.
@SecwetGwiwer
7 ай бұрын
Try it, you might like it.
@legstrongv
7 ай бұрын
Triple chainring for me!!
@jefflabianco4459
7 ай бұрын
I used a 1x setup on my bike for a while with a 44 tooth chainring and 11-32 cassette, was pretty good in the flat area I live in but found that it was pretty uncomfortable on Zwift for climbing, I’m not the most powerful guy either just about 200ftp so I was on the limit for a virtual climb like alp du Zwift
@olivierhenrat5881
7 ай бұрын
Would be greatly appreciated if you could indicate where these bolts covers are coming from! Cheers!
@craigmaberly8561
7 ай бұрын
A benefit of one by for people who have arthritis like me is my Sram works with one finger push on my right hand as my left hand is bad.
@biscottigelato8574
7 ай бұрын
Thinking of 1x only for race day. Only if particularly flat race course. And a climbing only (no downhill extremely little flat) race
@suhdud4646
7 ай бұрын
Watching Alex break that bolt was great and instantly I could hear the clattering of the keyboards being bashed by the GCN grump parade.
@grumbazor
7 ай бұрын
but whats the benefit of limiting your options?
@FoxFox-i1c
7 ай бұрын
I can’t see any benefits . It’s more heavy, limits the gear options, costs money en costs time. Just leave it and ride it.
@SecwetGwiwer
7 ай бұрын
Simplicity, aerodynamics, weight loss… if it’s done properly. This is a good example of how not to do it.
@NewEnglandDirtRoadie
7 ай бұрын
you get the benefit of narrower range from low to high, worse fine-tuning, worse chain line and higher wear rate... what's not to love?
@___Bebo___
7 ай бұрын
You get to make the front half of your bike look like a fixed gear rider's bike, almost. No benefit otherwise.
@OHBH
7 ай бұрын
Other advantages of 1x: 1. Looks better. 2. Mechanically more elegant.
@Thezuule1
7 ай бұрын
I live in the mountains, not a chance.
@klarkolofsson
7 ай бұрын
As a destroyer of knees I approve of this message.
@NOOB666X
7 ай бұрын
@home i need only the Big Chainring but if I go to Austria Alps is the 2nd Chainring nice to have
@bikecommuter24
7 ай бұрын
I think I got overcharged for my new 1x setup it was 2K, but they did throw in bicycle with it,
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
sounds like you got a great deal on the extra's thrown in!
@GregMethven
7 ай бұрын
Wow - lovely bike pretty much ruined 😂😂😂, there’s no accounting for taste though .🎉
@PaulTheCyclist.
7 ай бұрын
I wonder if Alex found the ceramic-speed OSPW next to his Dura-Ace crank in his spares box 🤣
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
😂
@edymarkonthego4096
7 ай бұрын
We need to test this outside on climb 1x vs 2x setup.
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
Angliru?
@fotmheki
7 ай бұрын
Good one Alex! As you mention there's a way torque is write on parts and you was lucky not to strip the tread on the chainring but the one on the bolts, otherwise would be a lot worst 😱
@larrylem3582
7 ай бұрын
How odd that you didn't show the function of shifting up and down through the gears to show that they worked, the "big-big" chainline, and that there was sufficient derailleur capacity.
@stevengagnon4777
7 ай бұрын
Oops still using a 3×8 (yeah love that 42 in the middle it's so much better than a 39) with my steel Zurich. Must have gotten old in those years somehow. Oh yeah it's also got a rapid rise XTR with cables . Good thing those Utegra STI levers have a soft touch ,never misses a shift ( Shimano missed an opportunity here this works flawless on a road bike so much better.I doesn't matter how heavy you load the pedals just tap off the number of gears loower you want and bingo the derailleur does the rest for you. Need a higher gear slam it and the change is instantaneous). So sweet. Very intuitive too big lever bigger gear, little lever littler gear both hands.Before I forget 27mm tubulars (long before 27 mm became a thing, loved those paves decades ago, surprised it took so long to catch on) with 36 spokes. 32 in front. Yeah I'm getting old. Punching my acetabulem nearly through my pelvis was a bad idea though. So much easier to ride my slow boat to China... a Tour Easy recumbent. One consolation is that I get a lot of " cool ride" from all ages. Yeah slipped of a curb removing snow from the rear window of a car. Go figure that one. Hey at least I have some titanium hardware and a real fancy and expensive ceramic bearing...rambling like an old man too.
@theonemanopinion2764
6 ай бұрын
What about chain line? surely you’d want the chain ring to be slightly closer inward to better align the chain on the largest gears
@millermiller75
7 ай бұрын
Does the new chainring sit halfway between the location of the two chainrings?
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for the comment! This model fits where the outer chainring would be 👍
@Lukearthwalker
7 ай бұрын
@@gcntech So the answer is no. The chainline is going to be horrible in the easiest gears, that's one reason for the chain guard.
@alj922
7 ай бұрын
Nice Dura Ace crankset - did you have that one just lying around? 😉
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
He will never live this down!
@ERob5415
7 ай бұрын
Personally I prefer the old setup but then again it's not my bike, as long as Alex likes it that's all that matters. The one thing I am scratching my head about is why snap a bolt in the crank and then tell us that you should use a torque wrench to then carry on not using one 😂
@markfairchild5122
7 ай бұрын
I did using 50 tooth front and 11-46 using GRX derailleur so I still get similar range
@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589
7 ай бұрын
but fewer intermediate ratios. :head slap:
@markfairchild5122
7 ай бұрын
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589 my middle three rear cassettes are the same as 2x. I spend 95% of my time there at 19-21 mph. I use low cassette and big cassette for fast group rides and very steep. I rarely used my small chainring in the front on my 2x. Only if gradient was above 12-15%. In central texas it works fine.
@wandering_pete
3 ай бұрын
@@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589 Not necessarily a problem. It very much depends on the rider.
@swampy1584
7 ай бұрын
That chain ring looks like it's made of cardboard!
@PolyglotBikepacker
7 ай бұрын
Nah cardboard would actually have quality
@ProfeTa6
7 ай бұрын
This could make sense when it comes to maintenance and simplicity for a commuter that is ridden on easy terrain. For racing? No. Unless it's for a time-trial type event.
@hawkeye5035
7 ай бұрын
Needed a gold chain…
@ericcsaba8779
7 ай бұрын
Funny I'm considering going back to 2X on my gravel bike.
@alastairstedman7840
7 ай бұрын
How bout. NO
@Local.hero.1983
7 ай бұрын
Uploaded early by accident , filmed in advance for April 1st release.
@Lukearthwalker
7 ай бұрын
Agree fully. 🤣
@JohnnyRabbitQC
7 ай бұрын
April 1st is in 42 days.
@busterbrown2905
7 ай бұрын
Allan, let us know if you lose any of those clip on chain ring bolt covers.
@mh_dot_fm
5 ай бұрын
Hm, i had made my chain 4 pins shorter not longer, but maybe just because is was too loose before
@kieron88ward
7 ай бұрын
Interesting that he managed to make this heavier. Is that cassette of the same tier? Also using a narrow wide chainring I wouldn't bother with the front chain guide. I've been running 1x on my road bike for the past year and I love it. 42 chainring with 11-30 cassette. Gear range is almost the same as my old 2x set up but much simpler (and lighter).
@a1white
7 ай бұрын
Did you find that Ceramicspeed OSPW lying around in a draw in your garage, Alex? 😅
@Jari1973
7 ай бұрын
What Evil is this 😁 Let's make the bike slower and heavier.. Next, we will probably show how the Road Bike converts to a gravel bike 😈 By the way, has anyone noticed how many word tour bikes have over size pulley wheels?
@DIEGO.L
7 ай бұрын
Alex fails to mention that in that configuration his lone chainring will be off-center from his cassette, effectively mantaining the crosschain at larger gears. That's why there are specific 2x, 1x, 2x disc and 1x disc cranksets
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
ah yes, but we reckon Alex will be in the 11 the whole time 😉
@ralphkilmoyer9126
7 ай бұрын
What’s the point Shimano 2X works flawlessly and it’s much better.
@songofyesterday
7 ай бұрын
I like the simplicity of single chainring but then the hills come and it’s like what have I done…
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
The moment of regret!
@pvj9289
7 ай бұрын
A gold chain as well would be fitting nicely...
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
Yeah no excuse!
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
it would look integrate seamlessly with the chainring!
@brian3937
7 ай бұрын
How could you do that to a pinarello, young Franklin
@36sportsawall
7 ай бұрын
No thank you on the road bike or the gravel bike I love a small one by chain ring on my mountain bike but too much diversity in my riding and terrain to not have a 2x
@eddysobieralski8075
7 ай бұрын
Hey Alex... did you have to do any config changes in E-TUBE to accommodate the missing front derailleur?
@DonutEndurance
7 ай бұрын
Snaps chainring bolt. “Torque wrenches are really important so you don’t do things like this.” Continues on without using a torque wrench.😆
@flacche
3 ай бұрын
How did your race go? Did the 1x setup work well for you?
@cleberaraujo055
7 ай бұрын
Alex, you just bodged the Pinarello 😢
@nickexarheas2880
7 ай бұрын
No thank you! This is a downgrade.
@fmstrat2104
7 ай бұрын
Surprised that a modification of the chain line is not required.
@veloello1
7 ай бұрын
What size chainring!?
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
"monster" 😂
@MdBoj-n2v
7 ай бұрын
Prominent.
@drooghead
7 ай бұрын
Jumping the shark.
@janjakobsen4706
7 ай бұрын
makes no sense in my world to go up a size in front and back as we speak 1* ride even 1* on my street bike but with 42-32/11 work really well
@mrflaxtv81
7 ай бұрын
Omg, it looks sick! Is there a purpose to oversized pully wheels? Do they do anything? Genuine question, not taking the p*ss!
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
They offer less "bend" in the chain, meaning that in theory the chain runs smoother 👍
@NielsdeLeeuwdenBouter
7 ай бұрын
Get a decent chainring and your weight problem is solved. That Aerocoach chainring is 2x the weight of a DA one 😂😂
@JonCannings
7 ай бұрын
The aftermarket chainrings are rather limited though 😢
@NielsdeLeeuwdenBouter
7 ай бұрын
@@JonCannings An Alugear one will save you about 70 grams over this one.
@brianrainey2739
7 ай бұрын
Yes kids….you too can downgrade your bike while only spending a small fortune! Here’s how!!! 😆
@FoxFox-i1c
7 ай бұрын
It’s even 100 grams more heavy. Why even do this?
@veganpotterthevegan
7 ай бұрын
Getting a Pinarello is already paying a lot more for less. Why not keep going?
@jdmcdorce876
7 ай бұрын
@@FoxFox-i1c The only thing I can see is if one wanted to go with a big chainring - the Dura-Ace Di2 front derailleur maxes out at 54T or 55T (dependent on how one interprets the specs) and AeroCoach offers the 1x chainring in 54T, 58T, and 60T. That may be the technical reason, yet still begs the question "why?"
@adamtady9288
7 ай бұрын
ok grandpa
@matsvancoppenolle5796
7 ай бұрын
If you live in a place without hills you dont need 2 chainrings bozo
@jimanderson6772
7 ай бұрын
Yeah i dont get it. Aero vs efficiency and usability?? to each their own..but for me id add a third ring upfront!!!!!!!!
@Livlifetaistdeth
7 ай бұрын
Next episode, we swap for rim breaks....you know, cause weight.
@saikat0511
Ай бұрын
You could have just used an online calculator for chain length...
@stanzapalny2123
7 ай бұрын
NO.
@SecwetGwiwer
7 ай бұрын
You really don’t need a chain keeper.
@andy_liga
7 ай бұрын
Well, you really do if you don't have a clutched rear mech or if the chainring isn't a narrow-wide. The chain slap from any road rear mech is gonna literally rip the chain of the chainring anytime you run on bumpy terrain... Ask me how I know :(
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
@andy_liga go on then, tell us what happened...
@hsmythi
7 ай бұрын
Coming from the world of mountain bikes. 1x with no clutch, no chain guide - just narrow-wide chainring and no problems. Could someone tell me what problems I should have?
@SecwetGwiwer
7 ай бұрын
@@andy_liga In the early days I did thousands of miles ghetto style (no clutch, no narrow-wide) on all sorts of terrain and never had one chain drop. I only ever run 1x and I have no idea why some people have chain drops, it’s not my experience.
@Lukearthwalker
7 ай бұрын
@@hsmythi That's fine for your bike but this Pinarello in the video is going to have a horrible chainline in the easier grears. No narrow-wide chainring so one brief backpedal and the chain can come off on the bottom... or the top, simply from the chainline being so extreme.
@DerrickThomasDTTV
6 ай бұрын
Everybody living in Florida
@ericcsaba8779
7 ай бұрын
Can i have your old 2X Please ???
@Dhungerf60
7 ай бұрын
It’s a BODGE
@roguecode2354
7 ай бұрын
damn dawg way to gorilla fist that screw.
@Tarmaccyclocross
7 ай бұрын
1x fantastic at wrecking your legs an absolute joke
@phil_d
7 ай бұрын
Or, you could just drop the size of the front chainrings!
@einundsiebenziger5488
3 ай бұрын
Why would anybody do this? 1x is already annoying on most MTBs and makes absolutely no sense on a road bike.
@Ober1kenobi
7 ай бұрын
You’re half way there Just need to 1x the rear
@tariqkamil7853
7 ай бұрын
Should have weighed it using the same RD. these guys never do specs right. 30 secs to weigh it and tell us the difference, after all the osprey WASNT necessary
@minimedic7749
7 ай бұрын
Your uploader is not working correctly, At least in the states it is not
@77francko
7 ай бұрын
having same problems in Argentina
@jrh1704
7 ай бұрын
Thanks Alex! But that is by far the ugliest chain-ring I've ever seen lol. Eeeeewwwwwww!
@BillDeanCycle
Ай бұрын
Lots of steps to make a beautiful bike uglier, heavier, less reliable, and harder to ride optimal cadence. Not to mention it is never not a good idea to make a major change to a bike just ahead of a race.
@BadTanLines
7 ай бұрын
What did you do with the wire that goes from the front mech to the battery? is it just bumpin around the inside of the frame? Or floppin around freely outside the frame?
@veganpotterthevegan
7 ай бұрын
Try watching the video?
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
It will be neatly stored away for an unexpected mechanic to stumble upon one day in the future!
@BloodyClash
7 ай бұрын
that chainring anyhow looks like a piece of cardboard
@flexxx222
7 ай бұрын
That's just a gold plated sawblade.
@gcntech
7 ай бұрын
ideal for cutting up the competition!
@CatTerrist
7 ай бұрын
NO JUST NO
@chinabicycle
7 ай бұрын
что за цыганщина?__))
@tombola4046
7 ай бұрын
Worst chainring I’ve ever seen! Did you take it from a Dewalt Chop saw!!
@vasipro
14 күн бұрын
No.
@zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589
7 ай бұрын
Why would you want to? Losing yet more possible gear range/ratios because of fashion?
@shawnmuise8818
7 ай бұрын
I just don’t see any benefit for your every day rider or triathlete.
@BadTanLines
7 ай бұрын
No one should do this.
@FoxFox-i1c
7 ай бұрын
Indeed. Just leave it and ride it
@janemf
2 ай бұрын
what are you talking about? the benefit of not dropping your chain alone is worth it.
@BadTanLines
2 ай бұрын
@@janemf but people do drop their chains.
@janemf
2 ай бұрын
@@BadTanLines how do you drop a chain with no fd and a chain catcher?
@BadTanLines
2 ай бұрын
@@janemf I dunno but it happens all the time. Happened in this years tour specifically and I believe we all remember Roglicz in the giro a couple of years ago? If the chains stayed on that’d be cool but they seem to not.
@richardwitt8248
7 ай бұрын
STUPIDEST idea ever. Except for “upgrading” to tubeless.
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