my 2 cents is that chainline is everything in chain wear. Wide 11-rear and a compact crank gives you a lot of versatility and no waste, but I can see how chainline is generally better on wide 7-rear and a triple crank.
On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:26:50 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I read all sorts of contradictory information about the wear of narrower > chains and cogs. Some swear up and down that 10 speed systems wear just > fine. The last thing I heard from someone at a bike shop was that his 9 > speed Shimano drivetrain wore faster, but his new 10 lasts at least as long > as 8. Sample of one, of course, but I have heard people claiming that 9/10 > drivetrains wear just fine, whatever that means. > > Matter for another thread, I see. > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Tim Gavin > <tim....@littlevillagemag.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> >> However, the 9, 10, and 11 speed chains are increasingly thinner. >> Internet response seems to feel that the thinner chains wear out >> dramatically sooner than a 6-7-8 speed chain. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
