5x cranksets.

[Grant]

Rene Herse came out with this 5x crankset.

In the mid 90s, a company called Mountain Tamers made a kit to convert a normal MTB crankset to a 5x.

 

[RustySprockets]

And just like that, the whole 1x drive line rage disappeared.

 

[Grant]

Another, more extreme example of a 5x.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Funny, I was going to mention crackandfail as a parallel to this brand of goofiness.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

"I like this gear, but maybe it could be .000002 gear inches longer .."

 

[FunkyStickman]

Holy cow, I remember those...

 

[Captain Awesome]

I'll stick with 1 ring, thanks

 

[us56456712]

Must drive the one ringers nuts. I could use this, coupled to 10 x 52 tooth cogs. My legs need all the help they can get.

 

[AndyA]

Yes, but do their amps go up to 11?

 

[Tallbikeman]

Legs are a bit tired and used. My 5x would be 24t, 26t, 28t, 30t, and 32t driving a 10 speed cassette, 11-34. I guess I'm now looking for the widest range front derailleur or maybe this thing is shifted by hand?

 

[Tallbikeman]

Another, more extreme example of a 5x.
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After focusing in on the front derailleur it looks like it might have been enhanced with more cage in order to accommodate the height differential from small to large sprocket. I can see that I need to put one of these five speed front ends on my wish list. I could decrease the size of the rear cogset to 5 cogs thus getting 25 speeds and then spend copious amounts of time figuring out which combinations work best. This will probably replace 1X.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

This will probably replace 1X.

Derailleurs are the new single speed

 

[Grant]

Pretty sure that Chuck Harris was the one responsible for that Cannondale.