Old 02-18-11, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by dminor
Believe it or not, they're doing it - - so save (especially unsprung) weight. Now that the sub-40-lb quest has been conquered by so many, they're trying to go lighter and lighter. Not saying I'm doing it, but . . . .

It serves another purpose too, in that you don't really need all those tightly-spaced gear ratios for DH; so if you boil it down to a wider-spread set of five or so and shed some weight to boot, why not?
Why not? Because it will have exactly ZERO positive effect on performance. The amount of weight saved is negligable especially compared to the heavy DH tires and rims. THat much weight is less than what will get caught on the the tire on a muddy ride. THis reminds me off mountain biking in the early 90s when the trend was to cut handlebars down as short as possible - ostensibly to fit between trees better, but the drop in comfort and practicality was never worth the dubious benefits.
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