To me, the end of 8 speed represents a turning point in bicycle and component history. The moment when trying to continuously improve products devolved into some type of arms race (Ours goes to 11!). When more became more for its own sake (or to have one more gear than the competition) rather than for real, tangible, and noticeable improvement. 1999 or so? This probably speaks more to my age than anything and I’m sure others see earlier/ different turning points— sti, integration, brifters, v-brakes, etc.
8 speeds made so much sense. 24 gears (3x8) is plenty. I like 8 speeds. I feel like it had so many advantages with so few downsides. I hope it finds a way to stick around. Cheers, Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
