Ok so read this;
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/DT-Swiss-7-Speed-Downhill-Hub-First-Look-sea-otter-2011.html
and then riddle me this... For the average punter, a chainring/chainguide strike happens maybe once every 2 or 3 hundred years (approx). So. There seems to be little benefit from going smaller upfront to the avg punter with current geometry.
Aside from just being another devious bike marketing-foo plan to 'sell more ****' (tm) or wanna be Sam Hill-itis... this 'more ground clearance' idea seems to be backwards... it will only be of real value IF frames are designed with lower BBs.
Discuss!
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/DT-Swiss-7-Speed-Downhill-Hub-First-Look-sea-otter-2011.html
and then riddle me this... For the average punter, a chainring/chainguide strike happens maybe once every 2 or 3 hundred years (approx). So. There seems to be little benefit from going smaller upfront to the avg punter with current geometry.
Aside from just being another devious bike marketing-foo plan to 'sell more ****' (tm) or wanna be Sam Hill-itis... this 'more ground clearance' idea seems to be backwards... it will only be of real value IF frames are designed with lower BBs.
Discuss!
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