Originally Posted by
SBRDude
I think a lot of the extra gears are just marketing hype
You aren't really saying anything useful here since you don't what "extra gears" means. More than 3? More than 20?
Originally Posted by
SBRDude
- it would make a lot more sense to try to get as few gears as possible within a specific range with appropriate spacing.
What
is "appropriate spacing"? Since you don't say, no one can tell how many gears are required to obtain it.
Some people might think that
close spacing is "appropriate" (and more sprockets makes that easier to obtain).
Originally Posted by
SBRDude
Instead, the manufacturers know that 'more is better' is what sells.
You don't really provide enough support for people to determine whether this claim of yours is reasonable or not.