highlandsflyer":2n5d21ti said:I would love an infinitely variable transmission solution.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPjhmTThPo[/youtube]
I see SRAM have announced the X0 version so it will be trickling down, I think we shouldn't forget that this is the flagship grouppo and is priced accordingly. The big selling points for me* are the simplicity, basically my gears are now up and down and I get the immediacy of the rear shifting without the clunkyness of a front. I don't get the mud argument at all :? Only one during a CX race have I lost a transmission due to mud and mud problems for me are more frequent with the mud trap that is a triple and front mech. I'd also say that mud in all its varieties won't differentiate between 8/9 speed cassettes and 11's but if your local gloop does have that particular viscosity where 8/9 is fine but 11 will be rendered useless then I'd stick to 8/9
A cheaper route to the same end can be found here also
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/General-Le ... -2013.html
*currently 1X10 Shimano.