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Originally Posted by
Barabaika
Once you run a 12-speed system, you hit limits of a mechanical system with cables.
People had no such problems with "old" 12-speed setups - even friction shifters worked well.
Here is a mechanic from Performance Bike.
https://learn.performancebike.com/bi...10-vs-11-speed
Every two weeks, really?
I cry baloney on this in my experience too. I read reviews about how you couldn't depend on the 11 speed Athena Groupset yet I'm running it on two bikes with no problems. The set on the Circuit has only been touched once to adjust the brakes for new rims. And the set on the XL Super has seen one tune up (working great but had a loose headset so I let them go over the bike) since build up during the winter of 2015. Favorite bikes and even without checking my logs I'm sure the XL Super has at least around 4000 miles on it with at least half that many on the circuit. In my book Athena 11-Speed has been flawless.
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