The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
One of the many things I hate about 2x or 3x is the noise and frequent chain drops. It's all bang and clatter and you can't run a chain guide. Sure the ratios are closer together and you've got more gears than Eagle (for those fire road KOMs), but unless you've got electronically assisted shifting it's clunky as all hell switching between those front rings and having to plan your shifts. :behindsofa:
Sorry, but bullshit (except about the chainguide, but even that's only partially true - firstly the FD is a form of chainguide, and you can get lower guides to suit multiple rings). You just need to tune it properly. Which I will admit with some frames & their associated rear suspension geometries can be calculated guesswork at times because of the difference in vertical chainline & chain alignment through the derailleur when the suspension is fully extended on the workstand vs sagged when under normal riding load. And if you're dropping chains then in all likelihood it's because your rings are fucked. I can't remember the last time I had a chain drop on either of my 3x bikes (yet passed multiple 1x riders stopped to refit dropped chains during a 10-hour XC race last weekend). And if you have to plan your shifts, maybe you should train yourself to read the trail better and practice double front & rear shifting so it becomes an instinctive & smooth process.