tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post2221940117593517985..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Cogs: How Many Do You Really Need? Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-28849386782474380762017-02-07T00:56:56.006-05:002017-02-07T00:56:56.006-05:00I don't have as much a problem with the 11spd ...I don't have as much a problem with the 11spd offerings as a cassette but with the gearing ratios on the cranks. I think the 11-32 is a great (for me and where I ride) cassette but wish that the big companies like Shimano and Sram would offer a greater choice in crank gearing. That cassette with a 30 by 46 up front would be great but you can't have it unless you go with a White Industries Crank (which is probably what I'll be doing). This is also my problem on the mtb side of things as I like to use a closer ratio cassette and larger range of gears on the cranks, I've gone to the Surly O.D. crank on a couple of my builds recently and set them up with a 20/36 and a 11-36 10spd cassette which for me has worked great...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943447366360822617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-74736476421323807482017-02-06T17:03:18.290-05:002017-02-06T17:03:18.290-05:00Hear, hear. I personally prefer 9-speed, triples....Hear, hear. I personally prefer 9-speed, triples. And 10-speed doubles for fatbikes. I don't ride road bikes, so cannot comment. Ride what you like and hopefully the Industry will adjust to the demand.MICHAELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17602028206436161120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-14025262327259939712017-02-06T13:31:09.704-05:002017-02-06T13:31:09.704-05:00SRAM also has extremely reliable 11 speed stuff th...SRAM also has extremely reliable 11 speed stuff that is very affordable. And with a $80 wolf tooth upgrade kit you can switch out a 49t cog on a standard 11-42 cassette and have an 11-49 range on a standard road/mountain hub. I have beaten the crap out of my 1x11 and never dropped or broken a chain in over 2000 miles. 11 speeds may be pushing the limits of what a standard hub will hold... but it's in no way too much. I have zero doubts about my drivetrain no matter where I'm going. Kenny Cyphershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843895517080896894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-21949699183281555872017-02-06T12:32:40.792-05:002017-02-06T12:32:40.792-05:00Hey Roger. Have you priced out SLX 11 speed lately...Hey Roger. Have you priced out SLX 11 speed lately? Very affordable! Tyler Loewenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769049502358724572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-46794734227119412572017-02-06T11:00:19.002-05:002017-02-06T11:00:19.002-05:00My main objection is the cost.My main objection is the cost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17548191934939346460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-4330298527791791942017-02-06T07:54:02.554-05:002017-02-06T07:54:02.554-05:00Basically what I'm seeing is a multiplication ...Basically what I'm seeing is a multiplication of ratio points between a set high and low range. What you're doing is beginning to approximate a continuously variable transmission (CVT). If some form of CVT is what's wanted then Shimpagnolram should probably work towards a torque sensing electronically controlled race weight version of the NuVinci hub. I understand that the human body is a piss poor engine with narrow power band. I've also so noticed empirically that people who always train in that narrow band are usually not strong riders. It's a rare fixed gear rider who can't out climb his geared buddies on short to medium hills even though he's probably pushing a seventy something inch gear. Long climbs are another story. The old time coaches understood this instinctively which is why they often had their riders on fixed or single speed in early season training. I think it may be good to race in the narrow powerband just not to train in it. Anyway I'm veering off course here, back to transmissions. My real objection to 11 speed isn't the number of gears, but rather the fact that they're trying to cram to much into too small a space. Just bite the bullet and increase the rear spacing. Of course if you had all that new real estate some silly bastard in marketing would insist on filling it up with even more gears.Phillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.com