Originally Posted by
moochems
For commuting is 9 10 or even 11 speed advantageous? Other than racing applications, are there advantages to those drive trains?
Depends on the commute. I wasn't a fan of the 10spd on my former cross bike because my commute was very hilly and had sections where I made frequent stops. So I was doing alot of shifting. OTOH,I prefer 9spd to 8spd when it comes to 11-34 cassettes because with 8spd the change from 2nd down to 1st is a pretty big jump in a megarange cassette.