Originally Posted by Fear&Trembling
Yep, you have to use the Capreo hub so you're limited - also no weight savings there. As regards sprocket wear, I guess it would depend how often you used the 9t and 10t, but as they are both 100"+, (with a 54t) probably not that often.
I think I'm happy with my choice of gear range, especially after touring Tasmania with my monstrously heavy R20 (17kg), loaded up with 20kg plus another few for food and water, and its gear range is 35GI-108GI IIRC. I would like a slightly lower low, and that high gear, while nice, is not essential. A 11-32 cassette with a 56T or 58T ring gives me slightly closer gears near the low end so a variety of slopes is catered for better than by the SA 8sp hub gears. I think I'm going to have my cake and eat it.
