On Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:25:55 AM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > > Do racers really want 10 or 11 in back? If all were using 5 speeds with dt > shifters, would they beg for more cogs and sti? I wonder. >
I appreciate the granularity of 10spd when I'm on the limit. A tightly spaced cassette helps me maintain my optimal cadence, a good rhythm and some sense of composure - it's probably a comfort thing as much as a performance thing. I only think about it on the road and when riding very hard - I just don't want to burn more matches than I have to by excessive spinning/mashing. My CX and MTBs are 8spd and that's plenty for me, even when racing. I could probably get away with 5spd on the MTB and get the same results . . .. just prefer more modern components. The road is just a different beast. As for brifters, I think they're great and I'm glad they are more or less standard issue because bike handling seems to be afterthought for a lot of amateur racers. Riding in a peloton full of twitchy riders on twitchy bikes, I like to see undistracted hands, on the bars, as much as possible. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/sA_eOmTYZosJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
