On 11/12/2013 06:22 PM, Michael Hechmer wrote:
Whenever I buy a new cassette I like to buy an extra outer cog, since these are the ones that wear out first.
They do??? For the past 11 years I've been using custom 13-30 9-speed cassettes, made from 12-27s by removing the 12 and 13, adding a 1st position 13, and a 30 behind the 27. I've replaced many cassettes since 2002, but I'm still using the same 1st position 13 and the same 30. My cassettes wear out in the middle, because that's where I spend most of my time. Although having a high as low as that provided by the 13 does let me use top gear relatively often, compared to the time I spend in the middle gears the smallest sprocket gets almost no use at all.
It seems to extend the life of a cassette considerably. A while back I bought a couple of extra 9 spd 12 tooth cogs because I began to doubt shimanos commitment to 9spd. I have found that having good teeth & chains is critical for 9 spd friction.
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