One option is Campy does make a 13x29 10 speed cassette (as does their aftermarket supplier Miche) Only one more tooth than you currently have but no compatablity issues. PBK often has killer deals -when they are in stock http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=L5067
For source material I believe that Lenard Zinn the lead tech guy at Velonews gets these questions quite often and you might look at his archives. He also has a section in his "Zinn and the art of Road bike maintenance" on mixing and matching components. As I recall the 9 speed stuff mixes pretty well but I think mixing 9 and 10 speed can be iffy. The Jtek suggestions above is also a good bet for info. RR On Jun 30, 11:56 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > >Doesn't matter. As long as Shimano dominates, we going to get what > >they want you to get. Even with Sram coming out with its group, which > >btw is Shimano-compatible, you're still have basically proprietary > >systems. That's the way things work. Friction is not coming back. Hey, > >that ship has left, its like trying get people to use 650b > >wheels:)......Good Luck with that! > > Well, fortunately for me, I have stockpiled so much friction gear (a > lot of it NOS. STI really must have caught the old line makers off > guard because there is so much stuff that never sold out there) to > last me the rest of my riding life. > > I think the overly complex - and pricey - new systems is partly behind > so many people going to single speed and fixed even in locations where > some gears at least may help. > > It will be interesting to see whether SRAM making Shimano compatible > keeps prices in line. > > On Jun 30, 1:37 pm, Brewster Fong <bfd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > On Jun 30, 11:00 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote:> > Finally, > > I do agree that mfrs want customers loyalty. There going to > > > > design their components to work seamlessly. The fact that its > > > > incompatible with another mfr's system is probably not a > > > > consideration. Good Luck! > > > > In the good old days of friction shifting, manufacturers won customer > > > loyalty by trying to make ders, shifters and freewheels that looked > > > and worked better than the competition. The consumer enjoyed the > > > ability to mix and match according to personal need, budget and > > > aesthetics. > > > Welcome to the 21st Century! Hey, I ran friction shifting for years. > > In fact, I was the last guy to convert over to ergo in my group. I was > > running a 9 spd set up with Simplex friction shifters! Today, you > > rarely see anyone with dt or even bar-ends and I bet many of those are > > indexed. Probably 90% of bikes sold today in the US have some sort of > > STI shifter. Shimano dominates and that's it! > > > > Now the big two make proprietary systems which limit the consumers' > > > ability to make the bike as they want. > > > I guess in one sense you could call this progress. I really wonder > > > for whom. > > > Doesn't matter. As long as Shimano dominates, we going to get what > > they want you to get. Even with Sram coming out with its group, which > > btw is Shimano-compatible, you're still have basically proprietary > > systems. That's the way things work. Friction is not coming back. Hey, > > that ship has left, its like trying get people to use 650b > > wheels:)......Good Luck with that!- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
