Originally Posted by
thirdgenbird
if you make the cogs a lot wider what is the point in having them share the same spline pattern with a geared bike?
i agree that a splined standard would be great (i own a WI hub) but the shimano standard really shouldnt be it.
Point is simply that such wide-base splined cogs already exist on the market -- no proprietary spline involved.
Agreed: Shimano spline standard is weak, Campy better.