Originally Posted by
DiscTruckerMF
yep, I mentioned xx1 earlier. it's too costly for many people at the moment but if they trickle the technology down it could really work nicely for a lot of applications. Some people who don't like xx1 are dissappointed that they didn't go all the way down to a 9 tooth cog. There are some people jury rigging cassettes and fitting them with 9tooth cogs in the mtb world as well.
Nun and Cycco, this is what I was referring to (I cant believe you guys thought I was mixing up teeth and 9 or 10 speed systems...come on, Im a gearing nerd amongst a bunch of gearing nerds! ;-)
Plus, I dont follow bike magazines at all, so I wasnt sure if there are in fact cassettes with 10tooth and 9 tooth cogs, as disktrucker referred to when he said "some people were disappointed they didnt go down to a 9 tooth cog"
No matter, it just made me think how for me, I dont like being on a 11 tooth cog for the sound I perceive, and wondered if its just me?
ps, just read the responses after I saw Nuns post, as I hadnt read them. ya its probably derailleur alignment a bit, but I should clarify that I "feel" a difference through my feet slightly (and no, its not as blatant as the chain hitting a screw or whatever) and Im pretty sure I am feeling the chain being more "bunched" around a smaller diameter--but I admit I am talking about a small difference here.