"Our thinking is that a disc wheel is for riding fast and that it should not be compromised for the occasional need of the smallest cog."
Huh...isn't the smallest cog for going fast?
"clearance can be an issue on the lowest gear in 11 speed cassettes"
Sounds like they've just written it up wrong and they mean the biggest cog.
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"Our thinking is that a disc wheel is for riding fast and that it should not be compromised for the occasional need of the smallest cog."
Huh...isn't the smallest cog for going fast?