[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
Hahaha .. this is funny ... I made my stand with 7 speeds in the 90's. I bought a bunch of 7 speed Sachs freewheels and have collected spare cogs and bodies along the way :) I tired 8 and 9 .. I thought h why ? lolMore isn't better ... it's just more . More shifting ... lol. 7 is a nice balance for myself of being able to change a wide range of gears without shifting too much. It's all relative to the person of course ... but if you are not pleasing yourself ... you're pleasing no one ;) My favorite cog spacing with a 24/36/48 is a 13/15/17/20/24/28/32 . Where I live .. I use them ALL with the 36/48. BTW ... the Harris Cyclery link above is not a link ! Any other links to the info of the Shimano group ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/nyes0d5F1tgJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
* http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/shimano-sora-and-tourney-2013-first-look-33204/ *http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/shimano-sora-and-tourney-2013-first-look-33204/ On Sunday, September 2, 2012 8:19:38 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: Hahaha .. this is funny ... I made my stand with 7 speeds in the 90's. I bought a bunch of 7 speed Sachs freewheels and have collected spare cogs and bodies along the way :) I tired 8 and 9 .. I thought h why ? lolMore isn't better ... it's just more . More shifting ... lol. 7 is a nice balance for myself of being able to change a wide range of gears without shifting too much. It's all relative to the person of course ... but if you are not pleasing yourself ... you're pleasing no one ;) My favorite cog spacing with a 24/36/48 is a 13/15/17/20/24/28/32 . Where I live .. I use them ALL with the 36/48. BTW ... the Harris Cyclery link above is not a link ! Any other links to the info of the Shimano group ? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/KePPimjKaAEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
Indeed... perhaps there is hope for the world. I applaud any corporate acknowledgment that for many cyclists 7 speeds is enough. 7. Good for stems *and* cogs! However, there are still dark forces at work. I really hope the diamond frame bicycle we know and love is *not* replaced by the http://bikehugger.com/m/view/fliz-sling-bike any time soon. Or ever. With eternal vigilance, Thomas Lynn Skean :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/zVEsSDV3R3gJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
There are many new hybrid/city bikes with 7-speed trigger shifters that works very well. Those wide range Shimano freewheels are of quite bad quality in my experience, they wear out fast. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/YxBmLFJUTLMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
Could the world finally be coming to its senses? Is the trend reversing??? IS THERE HOPE FOR THE WORLD? Maybe... this is certainly a positive sign. Let's just hope Shimano keeps it real, and doesn't throw in some funky twist, like electronic shifting (exaggeration)... On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:17:50 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: All I know is from this Harris Cyclery tweet. Years ago Grant asked for a 7-speed Alpine group from Shimano. Of course he wanted barcons, not brifters, but this may come close. *Harris Cyclery@harriscyclery* Coming soon! 7 speed Shimano STI shift/brake levers. Part of Shimano's new entry level road group (Tourney). ETA: October 2012 Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/5IdRCFErFrUJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
Wasn't 7 speed the standard when STI was first sold? It's been around so long that it's easy to find riders who've never ridden anything else. dougP On Aug 28, 9:17 am, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: All I know is from this Harris Cyclery tweet. Years ago Grant asked for a 7-speed Alpine group from Shimano. Of course he wanted barcons, not brifters, but this may come close. *Harris Cyclery@harriscyclery* Coming soon! 7 speed Shimano STI shift/brake levers. Part of Shimano's new entry level road group (Tourney). ETA: October 2012 Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
It was first sold as Dura-Ace 8-speed, but yes, everything else was 7 at the time. There was eventually a 7-speed RSX STI group. On Tuesday, August 28, 2012 4:45:31 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: Wasn't 7 speed the standard when STI was first sold? It's been around so long that it's easy to find riders who've never ridden anything else. dougP On Aug 28, 9:17 am, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote: All I know is from this Harris Cyclery tweet. Years ago Grant asked for a 7-speed Alpine group from Shimano. Of course he wanted barcons, not brifters, but this may come close. *Harris Cyclery@harriscyclery* Coming soon! 7 speed Shimano STI shift/brake levers. Part of Shimano's new entry level road group (Tourney). ETA: October 2012 Joe Bernard Vallejo, CA. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/CG_Qeca-klkJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
On Tue, 2012-08-28 at 16:45 -0700, dougP wrote: Wasn't 7 speed the standard when STI was first sold? It's been around so long that it's easy to find riders who've never ridden anything else. No, that came in with Dura Ace 8. -- 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-bunch@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.
[RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
If this trend keeps up, we can look forward to a six and five speed freewheel from Shimano. ;-) I never have regretted putting the six-speed Sachs freewheel on my LongLow 14 years ago... it still runs like a champ, and the cogs are perfectly spaced. - Andrew, Berkeley -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/5skb4jZVgdAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
Re: [RBW] Re: New Shimano 7-speed group
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 5:57 PM, BSWP ashtab...@gmail.com wrote: If this trend keeps up, we can look forward to a six and five speed freewheel from Shimano. ;-) 6sp Shimano FWs are still in production, AFAIK! http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/freewheels.html#6 Best, joe broach portland, or -- 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-bunch@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.
