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Shimano MTB -) 10 Speed?

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  1. So I've just noticed that Shimano's latest Dura-Ace offering
    is a 10 speed setup. I sure hope they don't have any plans
    to send the better mtb groupsets down the same avenue any
    time soon. Surely we've got close enough ratios on 9 speed?
    Too close in many situations I'd say. Would be hard to take
    another groupset revamp which rendered us all incompatible.

    Anyone got the inside word on this issue?

    Here's hoping that the riders at Shimano over-rule the
    accountants on this one....

    --
    Mark

  2. Quoted message said:

    I sure hope they don't have any plans to send the better
    mtb groupsets down the same avenue any time soon.

    So do I.

    Quoted message said:

    Surely we've got close enough ratios on 9 speed?

    Absolutely, but I think they will do it any how to earn
    more. Just look at the dual control. It is totally
    uneccesary. I am not saying it is bad but it is not any
    better than rapidfire.

    Per lowdin.nulowdin.nu

  3. Mark \UK\ says:

    Quoted message said:

    So I've just noticed that Shimano's latest Dura-Ace
    offering is a 10 speed setup.

    Get a singlespeed, Dood.....

  4. Stephen Baker said:

    Mark \UK\ says:

    Quoted message said:

    So I've just noticed that Shimano's latest Dura-Ace
    offering is a 10 speed setup.

    Get a singlespeed, Dood.....

    Who coulda' seen that one coming?

    Matt

  5. Quoted message said:

    Here's hoping that the riders at Shimano over-rule the
    accountants on this one....

    MTB trannys are more susceptible to gunk/mud/crud
    problems... 10-speed shifting can only scream GHOST
    SHIFTING... PERMANENTLY!!!

    I wish 8-speed was still the standard...

    --
    Phil, Squid-in-Training

  6. "ZeeExSixAre" <[email hidden]> had this to say
    "]news:[email hidden]

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Here's hoping that the riders at Shimano over-rule the
    accountants on this one....

    MTB trannys are more susceptible to gunk/mud/crud
    problems... 10-speed shifting can only scream GHOST
    SHIFTING... PERMANENTLY!!!

    I wish 8-speed was still the standard...

    Yep! I like mine 🙂

  7. "ZeeExSixAre" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Here's hoping that the riders at Shimano over-rule the
    accountants on


    this

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    one....

    MTB trannys are more susceptible to gunk/mud/crud
    problems... 10-speed shifting can only scream GHOST
    SHIFTING... PERMANENTLY!!!

    I wish 8-speed was still the standard...

    --
    Phil, Squid-in-Training


    I thought that the 10 speed cassettes were meant for road
    racing bikes and not MTB's. Consider if you will the
    differences between the gear changes, they have to be
    fractional. If the difference between the gears was too
    large you could imagine the problems they'd have putting
    extreme force into the peddling and changing gears. The
    difference between the first and last gear would be very
    small, so it's more of a progressive gearchange, kinda like
    when driving on an automatic box, good for acceleration and
    all that. So tbh it really wouldn't be a good idea to put 10
    speeds on MTB's due to the fact of the differences between
    the high and low gears, either you'd have to change the
    geometry of the rear mech or squeeze the cassette and narrow
    the chain even more and make that more prone to stress or
    even widen the rear wheel mounts. I think a lot of thought
    must have gone into actually using 9 speeds, 10 speeds would
    defo be overkill.

  8. Tetsuo Shima wrote: <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    I think a lot of thought must have gone into actually
    using 9 speeds, 10 speeds would defo be overkill.

    Isn't that what they used to say about eight speed
    cassettes?

    Matt

  9. "MattB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Tetsuo Shima wrote: <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    I think a lot of thought must have gone into actually
    using 9 speeds, 10 speeds would defo be overkill.

    Isn't that what they used to say about eight speed
    cassettes?

    Matt


    It's hard to implement though, pretty much everything would
    need to be changed, it's not worth the cost right now,
    especially when the 9speeds have actually become available
    to the "everyday MTB'er".

  10. Tetsuo Shima said:

    "ZeeExSixAre" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Here's hoping that the riders at Shimano over-rule the
    accountants on this one....

    MTB trannys are more susceptible to gunk/mud/crud
    problems... 10-speed shifting can only scream GHOST
    SHIFTING... PERMANENTLY!!!

    I wish 8-speed was still the standard...

    --
    Phil, Squid-in-Training


    I thought that the 10 speed cassettes were meant for road
    racing bikes and not MTB's.

    Currently yeah. The point is whether they may have ideas in
    the pipeline to commute 10 speed to some MTB groupsets in
    the future.

    Quoted message said:

    I think a lot of thought must have gone into actually
    using 9 speeds

    only in that 9 is 8+1, as indeed 8 was 7+1...

    Don't get me wrong, my best bike is 9 speed and i am very
    happy with it, it performs in most situations better than my
    7 speed mtb. I just fail to see how taking it one speed
    further can benefit mtb'ers.

    Let's just hope it doesn't happen then.

  11. Tetsuo Shima said:

    "MattB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
    berlin.de...

    Quoted message said:

    Tetsuo Shima wrote: <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    I think a lot of thought must have gone into actually
    using 9 speeds, 10 speeds would defo be overkill.

    Isn't that what they used to say about eight speed
    cassettes?

    Matt


    It's hard to implement though, pretty much everything
    would need to be changed,

    so same as the 8 -> 9 increase then?

  12. Mark (UK) said:
    Tetsuo Shima said:

    "ZeeExSixAre" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    > Here's hoping that the riders at Shimano over-rule the
    > accountants on this one....

    MTB trannys are more susceptible to gunk/mud/crud
    problems... 10-speed shifting can only scream GHOST
    SHIFTING... PERMANENTLY!!!

    I wish 8-speed was still the standard...

    --
    Phil, Squid-in-Training


    I thought that the 10 speed cassettes were meant for road
    racing bikes and not MTB's.

    Currently yeah. The point is whether they may have ideas
    in the pipeline to commute 10 speed to some MTB groupsets
    in the future.

    Quoted message said:

    I think a lot of thought must have gone into actually
    using 9 speeds

    only in that 9 is 8+1, as indeed 8 was 7+1...

    Don't get me wrong, my best bike is 9 speed and i am very
    happy with it, it performs in most situations better than
    my 7 speed mtb. I just fail to see how taking it one speed
    further can benefit mtb'ers.

    Let's just hope it doesn't happen then.

    If it worked well (big if there) it might be cool to do a
    1x10 setup with just one ring in front. I've thought about
    doing this with a 1x9 but then just decided to go all the
    way and get a 1x1 instead.

    Sort of makes me think of Nigel from Spinal Tap explianing
    that his amp is "One loudah.". Cassettes that "go to 11"
    can't be far off now...

    Matt

  13. "Mark (UK)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Tetsuo Shima said:

    "MattB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message -"]news:[email hidden]-
    berlin.de...

    Quoted message said:

    Tetsuo Shima wrote: <snip>
    > I think a lot of thought must have gone into actually
    > using 9 speeds, 10 speeds would defo be overkill.

    Isn't that what they used to say about eight speed
    cassettes?

    Matt


    It's hard to implement though, pretty much everything
    would need to be changed,

    so same as the 8 -> 9 increase then?


    I would imagine so.

  14. Mark \(UK\) said:
    Tetsuo Shima said:

    "ZeeExSixAre" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    > Here's hoping that the riders at Shimano over-rule the
    > accountants on this one....

    MTB trannys are more susceptible to gunk/mud/crud
    problems... 10-speed shifting can only scream GHOST
    SHIFTING... PERMANENTLY!!!

    I wish 8-speed was still the standard...


    I was in My LBS last week and they had a Brand new 2004
    Norco , that came with an 8 speed.

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    --
    Phil, Squid-in-Training


    I thought that the 10 speed cassettes were meant for road
    racing bikes and not MTB's.

    Currently yeah. The point is whether they may have ideas in
    the pipeline to commute 10 speed to some MTB groupsets in
    the future.

    Quoted message said:

    I think a lot of thought must have gone into actually
    using 9 speeds

    only in that 9 is 8+1, as indeed 8 was 7+1...

    Don't get me wrong, my best bike is 9 speed and i am very
    happy with it, it performs in most situations better than
    my 7 speed mtb. I just fail to see how taking it one speed
    further can benefit mtb'ers.

    Let's just hope it doesn't happen then.

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