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Friction in 1x Drivetrains — Riding Gravel

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Friction in 1x Drivetrains

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ljsmith
762 posts
#1Jul 7, 2020, 1:38 PM▲ Top
I came across this interesting discussion of drivetrain friction for 1x systems on the Diamondback website. I'm not trying to start any kind of 1x vs. 2x arguments, just trying to pass along some interesting information.

https://ride.diamondback.com/friction-profiles-1x-drivetrains
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Mackdhagen
35 posts
#2Jul 9, 2020, 7:00 AM
Good read thanks for sharing! Lenard zinn did a really good study and article on it as well . It’s an older article but still applicable
https://www.velonews.com/gear/gear-issue-friction-differences-between-1x-and-2x-drivetrains/
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