"_Probably depends a bit on where you ride, but there is definitely "too wide" for a rear hub: my old GX Eagle mech has taken so many impacts on at Boost-148, pretty sure if I rode on a SuperBoost-157 setup it would have been ruined many times over by now._"
Yes, theoretical wheel/frame stiffness gain arguments aside, I think the biggest issue with Super Boost is clearance - heal and trail.
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"_I'd rather it be Boost 148 and be able to change the chainring offset to suit, but I see your point if they're not going to leave enough room to move the chainring inboard._"
Yeah, I go back and forth about whether I should include some sort of a disclaimer about who's voice I'm using when I write something. I wrote this from my perspective as someone who writes about bikes, tests bikes, and services bikes. From my perspective as a rider, I'm much happier sticking with a Boost-148 bike that lets me offset the chainring inboard.
Jan. 10, 2022, 11:16 a.m. - Andrew Major
"_Probably depends a bit on where you ride, but there is definitely "too wide" for a rear hub: my old GX Eagle mech has taken so many impacts on at Boost-148, pretty sure if I rode on a SuperBoost-157 setup it would have been ruined many times over by now._" Yes, theoretical wheel/frame stiffness gain arguments aside, I think the biggest issue with Super Boost is clearance - heal and trail. \-\-\-\-\-\- "_I'd rather it be Boost 148 and be able to change the chainring offset to suit, but I see your point if they're not going to leave enough room to move the chainring inboard._" Yeah, I go back and forth about whether I should include some sort of a disclaimer about who's voice I'm using when I write something. I wrote this from my perspective as someone who writes about bikes, tests bikes, and services bikes. From my perspective as a rider, I'm much happier sticking with a Boost-148 bike that lets me offset the chainring inboard.