Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
An 8 or 9sp road bike doesnt need a new forum- 8sp and 9sp STI road bikes are currently for sale and a very popular option due to cost and value.
Interest has partly been force created due to threads being moved there even if the OP didnt want them.
Just read the Colnago thread in that forum.. which was about a frameset purchase, on which the buyer plans to install SR 11speed.