Just wondering hypothetically - is there any chance that lower-count cogsets could become the new "in" thing, rather than the count going up and up? IOW, I've got 9 and I really don't want or need 10 - it would be an extra gear and a smaller chain and all new everything. But the parts companies have had to offer something "better" every so often to encourage equipment-climbers to buy up. Well, what if nice well-made light sets of say 6 or 7 cogs became the new cool thing? It would be a minimalist move, a slight weight savings (which would excite some people I guess), and would stop the madness of cramming more and more gears in. Doesn't seem so impossible to me, since doubles are more popular than triples with serious folks.
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7 Speed the new 10 speed
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I am rebuilding an old 10 speed. I bought a nice new 6 speed Sunrace Freewheel and Thumb Shifters. With the new chain, KMC Z51, the rear shifting is better than my 9 speed Shimano. The cost off all 3, about $30. 😉
A 10 speed cassette is about $140 here. :eek:
The Tri Bike in the signature below is 8 speed. 😉
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gclark8 said:
I am rebuilding an old 10 speed. I bought a nice new 6 speed Sunrace Freewheel and Thumb Shifters.
Well, I know there will always be frugal folks and luddites (and combinations) in this sport, and I'm a little of both sometimes. But I do wonder if the "i must ride whatever is considered top-of-the-line currently" crowd will get the idea in their head at some point that they want next year's Campy or Shimano new stuff to be 6 or 7 speed instead of going UP? This could be marketed as a return to simplicity, lighter weight, perhaps even better individual cogs (since there would be fewer of them). The 10 cog sets would then start to be seen as only needed by weak riders who can't handle pumping or spinning or whatever. Much in the same way that triples are often seen as being for weaker folks. I ride a triple and don't care, but I *would* welcome a ceasing of rear cog # increases.
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