Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Good Luck, then, Suck can take out enough carbon(or aluminum,etc.), to make room for the chain,
when the forces kick in..
Yeah well, I sure hope not, that'd be ugly. I'll bear the possibility in mind...
Come to think of it, not too many folks could say their
downtube is at risk of making a chain sandwich with the rings...
Originally Posted by
davidad
Be patient. shimano has a patent for a 14 speed cassette. Or you could get a Sram three speed hub with an 11 speed cassette for 99 speeds.
Patience is for those without the means to innovate for themselves.
And I'm not interested in more cogs; more cogs and not enough rings is what got us into this steepening-ratio mess in the first place. More cogs isn't going to solve anything unless it's accompanied by a shorter pitch.
And since the whole point of the exercise here is greater efficiency, IGHs need not apply.