Originally Posted by Metieval

What you are getting at, your ability to take stuff out of context.
My closing argument on the hammers , was use the correct tool for the job. The ratchet was , I thought , obvious example of the wrong tool. Yes it can smash stuff, but use the correct tool!

Yet you ignored the closing argument, I'll assume intentionally.

Intentionally because you also missed the point about gears. Completely glossed over it. maybe it was a mistake on your part, was you was in a hurry reading my post. *shrugs*

Which is, if you sacrifice durability, reliability, stability, is it really that much better?

I'm all for innovation and improvements, but not at the expense I mentioned. I had never broken a chain until I had sram 12s.

So reliability, usability, dependability is what defines better for me. You can define your version of "better" however you wish. But skipping my points doesn't make you better, it makes your rebuttal based on dishonesty.