While I do agree with you that cassetes are getting comicaly wide with too much gears, and a 10 speed with 12s pitch would be the best drivetrain possible (9 to 52 please), I would gladly sacrifice large sprockets chainline to have a better efficiency overall. It might even have less wear on the hole drivetrain.
Let me explain. Recently I've seen a video over GCN about cross chaining. And the results are definetly not expected. While losses were less than 10w, the worst offender was the small small combination. Aparently the rub of the second smallest sprocket was the culprit, but nothing concerning.
Meanwhile, I'll run for I don't know how many years my 9 speed 11/46 with Sram shifter and m7000 RD.
Jan. 10, 2022, 11:25 a.m. - NotMeAtAll
While I do agree with you that cassetes are getting comicaly wide with too much gears, and a 10 speed with 12s pitch would be the best drivetrain possible (9 to 52 please), I would gladly sacrifice large sprockets chainline to have a better efficiency overall. It might even have less wear on the hole drivetrain. Let me explain. Recently I've seen a video over GCN about cross chaining. And the results are definetly not expected. While losses were less than 10w, the worst offender was the small small combination. Aparently the rub of the second smallest sprocket was the culprit, but nothing concerning. Meanwhile, I'll run for I don't know how many years my 9 speed 11/46 with Sram shifter and m7000 RD.