Hi Michael, unhappy how? I was thinking of getting the most expensive SRAM 8 speed I can find, which seems to be about $15 (the 850), because I like the gear ratios better than Shimano's. Now you have me worried, as my current cassette on the Sam is an Ultegra, and indeed shifts dream- like. I may overshift a gear occasionally, but the chain never jumps back and forth nor makes any noise whatsoever.
Gernot On Oct 30, 3:22 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use silver shifters and 9 speed. I have been very happy with it. I > tried using an inexpensive sram cassette and chain and was very, very > unhappy with it. When I returned to the good Ultegra cassette and > conex 908 chain I returned to excellent shifting. I use Dura Ace > indexed bar ends and a 9 speed set up on my tandem but find that the > silvers out perform the DA. I also try to use the shortest cage > derailler I can get away with. I had very good shifting with a mid > length Centaur, but when I switched to a CD, I purchased the new > Shimano short cage and find I never miss a shift and only very rarely > have to trim the rear derailler. I don't see how it could get better > than that! > > Michael > > On Oct 28, 10:44 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Thinking of replacing a Shimano 9 speed cassette with an 8. Shifters > > are Silvers. Do I need to upgrade the 9 sp Sram chain to an 8 sp as > > well? My hunch is that with friction I won't notice a difference. Has > > anyone tried this? > > > Am I being silly? I have 3 bikes with 9 speed, and one in storage with > > 7. Should I just leave well enough alone? I find the Silvers shift > > great most of the time, though sometimes I shift two gears when I > > intend to only shift one (not a big deal with a close ratio cassette). > > The Shimano barends on another bike don't shift so well in friction on > > 9 speed, but I did just order another pair of Silvers. Just curious > > how much better Silvers shift over 8 compared to 9 speeds, and whether > > that would be further improved by using an 8 sp chain. > > > Thanks, > > > Gernot -- 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.
