Why oh why did I bother with 11 speed?

[derrick]

I think you'll find it's all about capitalism.

I will stick with cadence,

 

[Bollo]

Law of diminishing returns bites again, I imagine the main attraction will be for the 1x crowd, and likely spare cassettes will set you back £150 or somesuch and you might as well just stick with the FD to maintain the same range of gears.

Putting on my @Tim Hall sponsored pedantry cap, shurely the "1x" crowd are the crowd that are happy with things as they are. I think you want the "+1 crowd". Or maybe they're a brigade? It's difficult to keep up with the organisational structure of the indignant.

 

[rualexander]

12 speed is already here... SRAM launched theirs last month.......

Last year I think.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Eventually there'll be eleventy-eight geared bikes with a single tooth difference between each. I've no problem with it at all, but wonder what it really brings to the non professional cyclist.

Nothing really, but they have to market it in order for the pros to be able to use it in competition. Those who buy it have, and you can choose in order of preference;-

1/ More money than sense
2/ Enough disposable income to easily afford it

 

[smutchin]

they have to market it in order for the pros to be able to use it in competition

ITYM they have to market it in order to be able to force the pros to use it in competition.

 

[tyred]

I prefer one of these:

A gear for the flat, a gear for going up hill and one for going down hill.

 

[Pale Rider]

Continuously Variable Transmission's where it's at. Someone will invent one soon. Again.

What you need is a NuVinci.

I've tried a bike with one fitted, weird sensation to start with but I suppose you would get used to it.

What they don't tell you about is the extra drag, which is why it's never caught on for push bikes but is fitted to a few ebikes.

http://nuvincicycling.com/en/products/harmony.html

 

[Ian H]

Now, if someone could bring out a thoughtfully designed touring groupset...

 

[bpsmith]

The old “More money than sense” comments, yet again.

Still remains the most ridiculously illogical sentence that it is. Not to mention, fecking boring. ;-)

 

[dan_bo]

Look at 12 Speed Eagle cassette prices. OMG

You missed out the F mate

 

[Beebo]

It’s like razors... One blade worked for years, now the manufacturers are attempting to out-blade each other with more and more blades, and wilder claims of efficacy.

What a Luddite. You clearly aren’t using the Infinitim ad nauseum.

 

[Smokin Joe]

The old “More money than sense” comments, yet again.

Still remains the most ridiculously illogical sentence that it is. Not to mention, fecking boring. ;-)

My post was badly worded. I have altered it to read, "Now you can choose in order of preference", as I did not intend to give the impression that option 1 was my own first choice.

Which it isn't.

 

[fossyant]

You missed out the F mate

Thought I'd get in trouble for swearing !

 

[Milzy]

The campag 12 speed cassette is £300

 

[screenman]

Perhaps for pro racers there may be some benefit, But for the likes of myself i can go round the same 30 mile route with a 70s bike with down tube shifters as i can on a modern carbon bike with 8 more gears, maybe a few seconds in it but certainly not noticeable to me so an extra gear or three to me any way may be a nice talking point but would certainly not improve my cycling performance.

Fine, but if bikes had stayed in the twenties?