My 9 speed revival crusade.
07-17-12, 02:28 PM
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My 9 speed revival crusade.
Who would like to join me in my crusade to bring 9 speeds back to the forefront of road cycling technology?
07-17-12, 03:06 PM
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what's next, the three speed automatic transmission for cars?
07-17-12, 03:09 PM
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I think I would rather go with 8 than 9. 8 and under had the chains that would last a long time, seems like 9-speed is when that changed.
07-17-12, 03:13 PM
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Ship has sailed...no reason that should affect your personal choices in the foreseeable future assuming you don't mind building up a bike or having someone do it. Like most crusades though you probably attract more crusaders if you can provide convincing evidence as to why they should want to join.
07-17-12, 03:23 PM
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+1. You can stick with 9 gears yourself - but I don't think you can bring 9 "back to the forefront of road cycling technology"
I've got a 9-speed roadie that I'm in no hurry to upgrade.
I've got a 9-speed roadie that I'm in no hurry to upgrade.
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Wow, I was just about to ask when 11 speed Di2 would be available... any chance you will crusade against electronic shifting to help further that technology?
07-17-12, 03:55 PM
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07-17-12, 04:25 PM
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my favorite and fastest bike is still 8 speed. 28 dollar cassettes. 18 dollar chain. can't beat that.
07-17-12, 04:50 PM
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I've got 9sp Ult STIs on two bikes. I still like 9sp a lot.
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07-17-12, 05:21 PM
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Honestly...I absolutely still love my 9 speed Ultegra, but...."...back the forefront of road cycling technology"? Impossible, considering that this type of technology is relatively linear, therefore, what's out there is the forefront. Technically, it can't go backwards. On that note, I will say again, I really still love my 9 speed Ultegra. Nothing wrong with it, lot's of parts still available and it shifts amazingly enough for me. I have seriously considered getting some DT shifters "just because" though. I'm not at all anti-ten (or even eleven) speed...I just have no reason to spend the money on upgrading.
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so when will bike companies stop adding cassettes? 13 speeds and micro chains?? seriously 10 is enough.
07-17-12, 06:32 PM
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I prefer my six speed (with the largest ring on the cassette replaced by a mega-range cog, which causes my rear derailleur to only be able to go to 5 different speeds in either chainring) combined with downtube shifters so well-loved that the rear lever is no longer indexed.
07-17-12, 07:08 PM
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I prefer my six speed (with the largest ring on the cassette replaced by a mega-range cog, which causes my rear derailleur to only be able to go to 5 different speeds in either chainring) combined with downtube shifters so well-loved that the rear lever is no longer indexed.
07-17-12, 07:27 PM
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I'm pretty happy with 7-speed myself, but it'll never be at the forefront of bike technology again. My hope is just that they'll keep making the cassettes for a while...
07-17-12, 10:54 PM
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07-17-12, 10:59 PM
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that's pretty much the meat and potatoes I was getting at. My 10 speed chain wore out in half the time of my 9 speed. I would almost go to 7. as long as your rocking the right gearing for your kind of riding and strength.
07-17-12, 11:08 PM
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To me, shifting came of age with 8 speeds. No more "missing gears". 9 took it a step further making it easier to keep a steady cadence.
It's flat where I live and I'm fine with 8-9 speeds. I'm sure there's 12 speed cassettes being tested right now.
It's flat where I live and I'm fine with 8-9 speeds. I'm sure there's 12 speed cassettes being tested right now.
07-18-12, 04:17 AM
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As has already been talked to death elsewhere this week, 14-28 is somewhere between non existent and hard to find. More gears lets you have top and bottom end. That said, I'm pretty happy riding closely spaced 9 speed.
07-18-12, 07:50 AM
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I'm building up a MTB and my buddy is arguing that 2x9 is fine. It's certainly cheaper than 2x10.
But there is no fricken way I'm gonna do it.
But there is no fricken way I'm gonna do it.