They didn't do any tests with the chain moving, nor in the lower range of the cassette, so there was no test of the low-limit. The cage and chain hitting the bigger cogs was the limit as to how far everything got pushed.
They also didn't get the old hanger and mech to break until they moved up to a weight, angle, and basher-end that also broke the Transmission mech. Granted, that was an unlikely catastrophic impact, but at least in the case of the old stuff, you might actually be able to ride out with a gear or two that works well enough after some unbending and adjustment. Unless people are going to be carrying T-type replacement parts instead of hangers?
So yeah, Transmission is strong, at least when getting pummeled while in the lower 2/3rds of the cassette without the drivetrain in motion, but the old hanger seemed pretty strong in this case as well.
March 27, 2023, 9:32 a.m. - Justin White
They didn't do any tests with the chain moving, nor in the lower range of the cassette, so there was no test of the low-limit. The cage and chain hitting the bigger cogs was the limit as to how far everything got pushed. They also didn't get the old hanger and mech to break until they moved up to a weight, angle, and basher-end that also broke the Transmission mech. Granted, that was an unlikely catastrophic impact, but at least in the case of the old stuff, you might actually be able to ride out with a gear or two that works well enough after some unbending and adjustment. Unless people are going to be carrying T-type replacement parts instead of hangers? So yeah, Transmission is strong, at least when getting pummeled while in the lower 2/3rds of the cassette without the drivetrain in motion, but the old hanger seemed pretty strong in this case as well.