Originally Posted by
Continuity
Moving to 10-speed is a waste of time I think as the chains and cassettes seem to hardly last at all, cost a relative fortune, and provide no benefit in riding over having 8 or 9-speed.
10-speed (and presumably 11 - I haven't tried it yet) is also more finicky to setup and tune.
Hmm, very interesting. I guess the fact that I've had the my previous several 10-speed chains (Wippermann and Shimano) and 10-speed cassettes (105 and Campy Veloce) last well over 8,000 miles each is lasting "hardly at all".
Really, I've found 10-speed parts to last as well as 9 or even 8-speed stuff and the benefits are not insignificant. The most important benefit is the wider range road cassettes (12x27 for Shimano and 13x29 for Campy) include a 16T cog which is extremely useful and missing from 9 and 8-speed cassettes.