(above) Not challenging you either. It's just always good to know reasons and rationale for things. If there's a reason why that BB height is not fast, good to listen and evaluate.
EDIT: Verge X30 (I was hoping to see a road triple, but not), is a SRAM 3x10 Dual Drive; In middle gear on the IGH, direct drive, no loss in efficiency. In low or high on the IGH, reduction and overdrive respectively, with resulting gear friction losses in efficiency, most critical in the high range because that is the speed range. The hub is also heavy. I'd expect it to be blown away by an X11 in top gear, UNLESS, the X30 has a lot taller top gear (I think it does) and the rider is capable of using it fully. But it will still be slower than a non-IGH race bike, if only for no other reason than the IGH. This is a fundamental problem on small wheelers, you need a pie-plate chainring or tiny cogs for race-high gears without an IGH or Schlumpf drive.
Last edited by Duragrouch; 03-30-24 at 10:10 PM.