Wheeltop EDS GeX

[eeney]

There are aftermarket cassete options for 12sp that will work on your 11sp HG freehub.  You dont have to buy new wheels for that.

Yes, I realised that, I've gone with a Spedao lightweight 11-50t cassette which is 25% the price of an equivalent weight sram cassette.  I'm still thinking of going XD on my road bike wheel in order to go down to a 10t cassette.

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order to go down to a 10t cassette.

10t cog is not that efficient. Quadratish, not praktish, not good.

[gloscherrybomb]

10t cog is not that efficient. Quadratish, not praktish, not good.

What you lose in efficiency you gain in flexibility, especially if you are 1x and limited by chainring size.

[trcycling]

10t cog is not that efficient. Quadratish, not praktish, not good.

LOL

But you're not wrong. I have a 10t and it always horrifies me when I turn it on the stand and FEEL what seems like grinding in the drivetrain. Eeeek yuk.  But, on the road/trail, it's really not noticeable and having 10% more range is nice when you need it. But honestly, I have few rides where I spend a lot of time in the 10t

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LI have a 10t and it always horrifies me when I turn it on the stand and FEEL what seems like grinding in the drivetrain.

It's ok for MTB: when you need that exrta speed on a descent for a small amount of time. But for the road, i think its not worth it...