I am using a SRAM PG 850 series 11-32 cassette (silver) with DA 9 speed barends in friction mode and it works fine, a little slop here and there but that is probably user error as I haven't been "frictioning" all that long. The thing I like about the 8 speed setup is that I can get the SRAM 850 cassette and chain for under $40 total before shipping with just a little shopping. Amazon has them in that range pretty regularly. Try doing that in 9 speed.
Ryan On Oct 30, 10:48 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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.
