Update on this for anyone who cares. I ordered 10 each (1 extra in case of loss) of 2mm, 2.18mm, and 2.35 mm spacers from AliExpress per Garth's suggestion; thanks again, Garth.
The upshot after much soul (and web) searching is that *Shimano* 10sp cogs are 1.6mm thick and take 2.35mm spacers, but *Miche* 10sp cogs are 1.8 mm thick in the body -- 1.6 mm in the teeth -- and take 2mm spacers. I had built my #2-wheel for the Matthews "road bike for dirt" of Shimano cogs but used Miche spacers and, for the most part, it all works very well -- 11 sp chain on 10 sp cassette -- but when the chain is on the 18 t cog, a very much used cruising cog, precise chain adjustment is more finicky and requires more attention to trimming. So I will replace the 2.0s with, probably the proper Shimano-width 2.35s, but I might try the 2.18s which I guess .... ???? .... are for 11 sp Shimano cassettes? -- simply because the 2.0s have worked so well except for that 18 to cog. Finally, I placed the order on 4/05 and exactly 2 weeks later the passle of cogs appeared in my mailbox. $30 US and change for 30 spacers + shipping + NM or ABQ tax. The cogs are all aluminum and a very pretty scarlet, and they are very minimally cut and make the stock 2.0 Shimano (I think) silver aluminum spacers look big and clumsy. And each of the 30 received was individually wrapped; I guess for ease of sorting. In case you were anxiously fretting about all this .... I had earlier ordered a passle of 10 sp Shimano cogs to build up 14-28 10 sp cassettes, and with these spacers, I'm a convert to AliExpress for cheap, decent small parts. On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 11:49 AM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Re-threading this: > > Thanks, Garth; you're fingers are obviously more deft than mine. > > But a question, because now I'm confused (per other thread): how wide are > Shimano 10 sp spacers? > > You say 2.35, Sheldon says 2.35mm, mine measure consistent 2.04 mm -- the > red plastic ones I ordered from Cycle Clinic (expressly for 10 sp > cassettes) in 2020. *And * I found a half-dozen alum spacers in my bin > that measure a consistent 2.0 mm. > > So: is 2.04 -- 2.0 the 11 speed spacer? > > The 14-28 10 sp cassette, as well as the 13-25, both use the red 2.04 mm > spacers with an 11 sp chain and it all shifts wonderfully. > > *SO:* please tell me what I want! > > Thanks! > > On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 11:28 AM Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I case you come up empty here Patrick, there's aliexpress wholesale >> website. I've ordered from the website from various companies without any >> issues. >> https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-10-speed-cassette-spacers-2.35mm.html. >> You can also get spare cogs there. >> https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-10-speed-cassette-cogs.html >> >> If anyone made an 7-speed freehub, and it didn't make noise, I'd buy some >> and make my own cassettes. >> > > -- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgv6V54daD7Jo2RympuD%2B2ZCz9KTZYumqNyyc_nY2pgJbQ%40mail.gmail.com.
