I have been tossing this 10 speed question around in my head for quite awhile. It has made me really think on this: Do we really need 10 speeds in the bike leg of a tri? I am a proponent for 10 speeds on a road bike, no question.
What I propose is this: Make an 8 speed option for the tri geeks and TT-ers. Use the 10 speed rear mechs, but offer a lightweight, eight or six speed block for the tri geeks. The spacing would remain the same, so they could the same size cogs and save some weight. I think that with the exception of the most technical, hilly, or draft legal courses, 10 speeds is overkill.
My concept: a six or eight speed cassette, along with a Bartol system, and all of the other advances in the newer generation stuff could make a lightweight, mechanically simple, more aero bike. Simple elegance, as I say.
Will I go 10? Only if it gets incredibly inconvenient to stay with 9.
What I propose is this: Make an 8 speed option for the tri geeks and TT-ers. Use the 10 speed rear mechs, but offer a lightweight, eight or six speed block for the tri geeks. The spacing would remain the same, so they could the same size cogs and save some weight. I think that with the exception of the most technical, hilly, or draft legal courses, 10 speeds is overkill.
My concept: a six or eight speed cassette, along with a Bartol system, and all of the other advances in the newer generation stuff could make a lightweight, mechanically simple, more aero bike. Simple elegance, as I say.
Will I go 10? Only if it gets incredibly inconvenient to stay with 9.