I think to a point you are right. However in my opinion everything evolves. I am very happy with 9-speed stuff. I was also happy with my 10 speed stuff. The only reason I am on 9-speed instead of 10 is friction shifting and chain life. I know that the one tooth jumps in fast group rides for me were a life saver for keeping up and maintaing contact with the stronger faster packs I was riding with at the time. Even in slower casual group rides it's nice to have a wide choice of cruising gears. (not needed but nice)
Actually I'm hoping for some nice electronic shifting buttons / system, belt drive, powered by my dyno hub. I'll just add my bike to my AAA card and call it a day. :) Oh man.. I forgot to order my power handle bars and heated saddle. I'm guilty and will take blame .. but I am also not missing 5 speed drivetrains.. my opinion only and not saying I'm right,, just me. Kelly On Thursday, January 3, 2013 12:31:21 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote: > > For no more 5 speed or 6 speed freewheels in production? > > Been reading Rivreaders and less gears on the back wheel sounds great. But > I have seen the readers talking about the dwindling availabilty of these. > > I am guessing that as racers needed more narrow jumps, it has grown to > 11-speed cassettes. > I guess that as the bike companies are pushing racing gear for regular > cyclists at shops, un-racers riders are taking the bait so all the demand > is for the latest racing tech stuff, causing the demise of the 5/6/7 speed > freewheels/cassettes? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/ncH076z_6ekJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
