Originally Posted by
GamblerGORD53
Pffft
Only a 14 speed disc Rohloff with Dyad rims make sense to me. Take extra oil, cogs and tools. Buy chains along the way.
I also used a SA drum dyno up front. Not the best stopper but now 15,000+ miles with zero worries and not half done yet.
100% useable and available gears with no gaps. I have 22 to 120 GIs and used them ALL plenty. Could use a 20 GI but I ain't dropping 10 off the top. I was passing Honda 150s on the downhill. ha
That may be the only thing that makes sense to you, but lots of folks are quite happy with rim brakes (which unless I'm mistaken weigh less) and a cassette drivetrain is lighter too. Also, not all of us have the extra dough to go with the most expensive equipment out there!
My tourer is 9S, and most of the rest of my fleet is 8S, and both will remain that way for the foreseeable future.