Anne's original thread about bike weight wandered OT into gearing, a subject which generates either passionate enthusiasm or deep snoring. It was time for a new subject line.
I mentioned that I had a 9 speed 11-34 to convert into an 8 speed 13-34. Well by golly it works suprisingly well. After filing off the 3 rivets holding it together, I inserted 8 speed spacers in place of the 9s and used an 8 speed 13 tooth small cog (it was a bit thicker than the 13 second position that came with the cassette). Shifters are 8 speed Ultegra bar ends and the indexing works as well as it does with a standard 8 speed cassette. The moral of the story is not to be afraid to shuffle the cards. I have mixed'n'matched 7s & 8s stuff successfully. It's nice to know that 9s can also be mixed in. BTW, this is all with a standard SRAM 8xx $25) chain with a few thousand miles on it and an ancient Deore RD from an 80s era MTB, so nothing special in the way of equipment. dougP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
