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I'm still running an 8-9yr old bike in the winter so even if the bikes
available today mostly have shorter CS that doesn't mean most bikes being
ridden do. Not everyone is dumping a mountain bike after 2-3yrs.
If people want frames with the shortest possible CS that will fit the widest
possible tires there will be compromises like how the chainline looks in the
biggest cogs, wider hubs and wider BBs/Q-factor.
We really are pushing bike designers very hard of several fronts at the
moment.
Oct. 20, 2016, 8:32 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
#!markdown I'm still running an 8-9yr old bike in the winter so even if the bikes available today mostly have shorter CS that doesn't mean most bikes being ridden do. Not everyone is dumping a mountain bike after 2-3yrs. If people want frames with the shortest possible CS that will fit the widest possible tires there will be compromises like how the chainline looks in the biggest cogs, wider hubs and wider BBs/Q-factor. We really are pushing bike designers very hard of several fronts at the moment.