On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > I wasn't successful with 8, but found 7 easy. > > Actually, I can't see the point of 8. In the first place, the selection > of available cassettes in 8 has dwindled to the point there isn't one > I'd be interested in, other than the Harris custom cassettes. > > 7, by contrast, has a much wider selection of available useful > cassettes, including a 14-32 (you'd be amazed how nice the gearing on a > 650B bike is with a 39/53 crank and a 14-32) a 13-30 and a 13-34 for > loaded touring. > > What's more, with a 135 hub a 7 speed with a spacer behind it lets you > use all 7 sprockets on the big ring without angularity problems. With > an 8 speed cassette, you'd be limited to the outer 7 and would be unable > to use the largest sprocket with the big ring. That doesn't sound like > such a big deal, but until you're able to do it you don't appreciate how > handy it can be to avoid having to do a cross-over shift on a short > moderate grade. >
okay - so this may be my own ignorance and vanity but: - where are you finding 7speed silver cassettes? -sv -- 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-bu...@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.
