For mountain biking the simplification is wonderful. Front derailleurs were always a pain in the butt. With wide range cassettes 1x is just the way to go. It al

For mountain biking the simplification is wonderful. Front derailleurs were always a pain in the butt. With wide range cassettes 1x is just the way to go. It also frees up the left side of the handlebar for the lever for a dropper seatpost, which is a game changer in bike handling.