New SRAM X.X what do you think?

United States
August 4, 2009 7:20am CST
The new SRAM X.X is out and features a new 2 X 10 design, I don't think there is much question that on the racing side of things going to a double up front has been in the works for a while, but every time we add another cog to the rear cassette we have to have the durability debate. So here it is, do you predict massive amounts of really expensive chains breaking this year, or will this move be like so many others where everyone is up in arms about the narrower chains, but at the end of the day no one notices a durability issue?
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@Philbo (578)
• Canada
6 Aug 09
I'm no expert on this but I would expect there to be an increase in chains breaking. Now if all the people riding were like me riding in snow and getting a lot of road grit on their chains the problem would be even worse.
• United States
6 Aug 09
See that is exactly what I said when everything went from 8 to 9, but it never happened. But at some point it seems like there will have to be a limit