Originally Posted by
ProFail
9 speed really has no advantages over 8.
Now, I'm just throwing out numbers here, but on an eight speed cassette you might get....
11-12-14-16-18-20-24-28
On a nine speed, you'll get
11-12-14-16-18-20-24-26-28
Do you REALLY need that 26?
That may all be well and true if you run a 11 - 28 cassette, but the majority of people would be running an 11-32 cassette (11-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32) or 11-34 cassette ( 11-13-15-17-20-23-26-30-34).
In this case, 9-speed gives you a much better range.