and all the chains that snap every 2 minutes, sounds fun.
Yep, it’s true, the 99.9% of people running 9 and 10 speed have to replace their broken chains every 30 seconds 🙄
The V-brake analogy doesn’t really stand, there’s more demand for them on cheap bikes, commuter bikes, hybrids etc. There’s sod all market for decent 8 speed stuff, like it or not, you’re in a tiny minority.
Hope have shown a 9-up cassette, and Shimano do Capreo with a 9, but they’re not doing conventional cassettes with a 9 on. We’ll go 11 speed eventually, Campag have been 11 speed on the road for 3 years now.
I’m surprised you have the internet in your cave.