After much delay, I finished my wife's Hilborne and gingerly tested the 11-speed-to-10-speed hack. Much to my surprise, it works. Removing one of the gear rings keeps the spacing correct, so the transmission thinks it's still got eleven gears in the back, but the now-10-speed cluster fits perfectly on the 135 hub. Voila! Next step: convincing her that gears are a good thing. Kevin
On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 11:34:59 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: > > Jim, completely understand where you're going - I've been there (look at > my 2 x 9 above). But there are a lot of good points on this thread and > just about every one of them points to the value of custom cassettes. With > 11t, my buddy has a 134" gear on his tandem - maybe on a tandem he may use > it one day. > Roadies defend their 11t cog with venom, and I googled one thread where > somebody was bashing Miche's 11-sp cassette that begins with 12t. > But on my 2x9, I have the narrow and the wide (pretty much where I want > it), in a 12-29 cassette, by using a bailout ring on the compact double. > Custom cassette and spending time on the calculator to pick everything is > really the only way to get it. But it's do-able in a 9sp or a 10sp - you > can duplicate the steps and range of a well though-out 3 x 7. > > On Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 10:04:33 AM UTC-6, Jim Bronson wrote: >> >> For me the 11 speed is about combining the features of a wide range >> cassette with a narrow range cassette. I frequently find myself >> hunting for just the right gear and with 11-34 9 speed currently I >> think the steps are a bit bigger than I would like. >> >> I still want a fairly large cog in the back, but I also want close >> spacing in the cruising speed ranges that I normally ride in - mid to >> upper teens. To me an 11 speed cassette is one way to solve that. >> >> I've never felt like I've had too many gears with 9 speed and felt >> like I wanted to step back to 7 speed. Since we ride Rivendells that >> are something of a throwback, I can appreciate the sentiment for less >> gears, less complexity and nostalgia for older parts that worked well. >> But there's nothing wrong with trying something newer either, so long >> as it's economical, reliable and useful in operation. 11 speed prices >> have fallen into the range of affordability, they seem to be as >> reliable as anything else, and if they produce the desired effect, >> then why not? You don't have to join me if you're happy with what >> you've got. To each his/her own. Just Ride. >> >> Jim >> >> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Montclair BobbyB >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I don't know, folks... There's inherent beauty (and plenty of gear >> choices) in a 3x7 setup. I love my front derailleur and a nice even chain >> line... Just saying. (11 speed?? Sorry, but to me that's just wrong). >> I'll take the heat for this comment, but I'm just not buying into this >> nonsense of cramming more cogs on a cassette. :) >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> signature goes here >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
