I hadn't considered the minimum chainring size thing. Fair point. It seems stupid to let the need of xc racers for 500%+ range dictate compinent selection (I.e. 12 speeds) for everyone else. North shore riders don't let xc racers dictate their geometry, rim choice, fork travel etc, why would they let them dictate their gearing?
July 31, 2021, 1:47 p.m. - Reed Holden
I hadn't considered the minimum chainring size thing. Fair point. It seems stupid to let the need of xc racers for 500%+ range dictate compinent selection (I.e. 12 speeds) for everyone else. North shore riders don't let xc racers dictate their geometry, rim choice, fork travel etc, why would they let them dictate their gearing?