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Adding range is easy. Entry-level department store MTBs have had the pie plate
large cog 'climbing gear' for years … on 8-speed - doesn't make it an
engineering marvel. Chain drops during back-pedaling, extra-long derailleur
cages, fitment issues between frame designs, huge jumps between cogs and $400
cassettes are not 'sound', 'simple' or 'rad'. They represent a engineering de-
evolution, not revolution. Pick a side - climbing ability or speed. Attempting
to mix both together in a single cassette is bush-league.
March 28, 2016, 9:58 a.m. - YVR
#!markdown Adding range is easy. Entry-level department store MTBs have had the pie plate large cog 'climbing gear' for years … on 8-speed - doesn't make it an engineering marvel. Chain drops during back-pedaling, extra-long derailleur cages, fitment issues between frame designs, huge jumps between cogs and $400 cassettes are not 'sound', 'simple' or 'rad'. They represent a engineering de- evolution, not revolution. Pick a side - climbing ability or speed. Attempting to mix both together in a single cassette is bush-league.