I'm building a Sam for my wife and bought a complete Shimano 105 11-speed 
STI group for it.  Without thinking, I ordered a 650B wheel from Rivendell, 
only to find that it's a ten-speed hub.  Now, I know there are spacing 
issues with STI shifters, but I'm wondering what would happen if I simply 
removed the biggest gear from the 11-speed cluster and installed it on the 
hub.  Would the indexed shifting still work?  The spacing between the gears 
would remain the same and, in theory, I don't see how the transmission 
would know the difference.  However, I've built up enough bikes in my time 
to know that nothing (well, almost nothing) is that simple.  Before I have 
the local bike shop build me an entirely new 650B 135mm 11-speed wheel 
(which, by the way, apparently are only made now for disc brakes), I 
thought I'd ping the group and see if anyone has any ideas.
Thanks in advance,
Kevin

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