Originally Posted by
Rutnick
I read the 08 has a new coating on the Ti to extend the life. What's the life of a typical D/A cassette anyway? I'm at less than 1 cent a mile on my current ultegra.
I have no solid technical data that I can call upon. I only remember that I heard enough anecdotal "evidence" to make up my mind a few years back. I rememebr a horror story of someone chewing them up within a couple cyclocross races. I also remember people complaining about bent cogs as well.
I would assume (read assume
) that with proper drivetrain maintenance that one could get them to last a reasonable length of time, but on the surface I just don't see how a Ti cog will ever last as long as a steel cog under the same rider in the same conditions. Even with a coating.