End of front derailleurs?

[rick81721]

Interesting tech

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/classified-front-derailleur-killer-hub-spotted-in-pro-peloton/

 

[JDurk]

FD aren't dead already?

 

[Pearl]

hot take: prolly not

 

[jShort]

Interesting tech

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https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/classified-front-derailleur-killer-hub-spotted-in-pro-peloton/

I saw that. I hope it does end the FD all together. Although if this thing works that well then the licensing will probably be $$$.

My SRAM AXS road bike shifts the front chainring pretty smoothly, so it’s not totally needed, but the bike would just be better IMO

 

[EJphotos]

There already is an FD killer, it's called an ebike

 

[Steve Vai]

I would say that 1 out of 10 bikes already don't have a front derailleur. Anything recreational has gone to 1x for simplicity. MTB and Gravel are obviously 1x. Performance Road is 1x. Really only the Dentist/Old Man/B-Ride Hero bikes come 2x right now.

 

[mwlikesbikes]

Really only the Dentist/Old Man/B-Ride Hero bikes come 2x right now.

I’m not sure which category here I fall into? (Probably old man at this point ☹️)
My road & gravel bike are 2x and I don’t see myself converting either one to 1x. Mtb? Totally 1x.
I think for newer riders a lot can’t figure out front shifting properly while us old farts learned how to deal with a triple in the front.
They’ll never know the horror of chainsuck!!!

 

[ebarker9]

The Classified setup seems cool, downsides being the proprietary cassette, "dealer only" install, and that it's only available with their own wheelset. Otherwise, I'd absolutely buy one.

 

[Steve Vai]

I’m not sure which category here I fall into? (Probably old man at this point ☹️)
My road & gravel bike are 2x and I don’t see myself converting either one to 1x. Mtb? Totally 1x.
I think for newer riders a lot can’t figure out front shifting properly while us old farts learned how to deal with a triple in the front.
They’ll never know the horror of chainsuck!!!

People under 30 don't have any idea what a front derailleur even is.

 

[Ironjunk]

Granny gear means yo grandma is the only person who knows what it even is.