12 Speed cassette?!

I’d much prefer to see
I’d much prefer to see Schumacher in a Bentley Speed Six “Le Mans” 😉

Also, I rarely sleep longer than 3 hours. So my bedtime lately is around 5am 👿

Do you know i came to the
Do you know i came to the same conclusion as you Rumpo Kid You are right Daf had that system but also Scooters use it today it.s called CVT.Great idea but Mercx did not use it back in 1970 so your right UCI would ban it.It’s a good job the uci don’t control car and motorcycle racing.Rossi would be racing a Manx Norton and Schumacher a Bentley Supercharger 1936 vintage Lord help us.You know i’ve read this back and the thought of Rossi and Stoner racing on Manx Norton’s is’nt so bad after all!!!In fact i would pay good money to see that. B-)

He also described gears as
He also described gears as fit only for invalids and women 👿

I’ll begin the discussion with the whole quote 😉

I applaud this test, but I still feel that variable gears are only for people over 45. Isn’t it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur? We are getting soft. Come on fellows. Let’s say that the test was a fine demonstration – for our grandparents! As for me, give me a fixed gear!

Although a little outdated now that we don’t like in the late 1800’s to 1915ish…..We don’t have to be stuck to only a couple of gears.

We can choose anywhere from fixie right up to 33 in normal set ups.

If you have the knowledge and set up, you could go up to 462 gears on a single bike. Would need some adjusting though, but a triple, with 11 speed and a 14 speed Rohloff 👿

But in theory you only need maybe 15% more than the pro’s use?? So 33 would be MORE than enough.

But there always people who live in extreme’s, so i’d like to see a 462 geared bike if anyone is up for it 👿

10 speed set-ups are a piece
10 speed set-ups are a piece of cake to set up given your derailleur hanger is aligned properly.

apparently shimano xtr (mountainbike) is meant to be going 12 speed in its next version.

Realistically, why do most of
Realistically, why do most of us need closer ratios than what a 10 speed block can provide? I know someone will respond, talking about consistent cadence etc, but unless your a TTer or World Tour class rouleur, does it really matter if you have to change from a 17 to a 19 instead of an 18?

I doubt they will go to much
I doubt they will go to much further, the next step should be make internal hubs smaller.

I used to own a recumbent trike with 81 gears. Triple, 9 speed cassette and a 3 speed internal. Alot of similar gears. But thats some amount of range. Not workable on a race style bike at the moment because the size of internals. But perfect of touring.

I know what you mean, but
I know what you mean, but each time another sprocket is added, the task of tuning the derailleur movements and cable tension becomes a little more finicky. With 10-speed it’s already difficult enough to make every gear run smoothly.