Thanks for all your input.
I actually have a shop near me with a nice stock of 8 speed cassettes.
Going to see if I can grab 2 cassettes for the price of a Harris
custom and make one on my own! I love projects...
On Oct 6, 3:11 pm, MichaelH wrote:
> An 11/48 is one heck of a big gear, 118 gi. I
Hi!
Well, one thing I've seen is that 8-speed cassettes and chains can be
had more cheaply than 9-speed cassettes and chains. Even the front
*and* rear derailers that are marketed as 9-speed tend to be more
expensive than those marketed as 8-speed. On the rears, I'm not sure
there's *anything* "sp
An 11/48 is one heck of a big gear, 118 gi. It's actually a touch
bigger than a 52/12. Do you really need such a big gear. My 44/11
yields 108 gi, the same as a 52/13. I find gi much over 100 have
limited use. At the other end a 24/28 yields a very very small gear
of 23 gi. Using such a wide r
On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 04:34 -0700, MichaelH wrote:
> Friction shifting does not require any extraordinary skill and
> properly set up works perfectly. I would recommend you get the best
> cassette you can afford. I run the HG with no problems, but when I
> tried an inexpensive Sram, I had a lot o
Friction shifting does not require any extraordinary skill and
properly set up works perfectly. I would recommend you get the best
cassette you can afford. I run the HG with no problems, but when I
tried an inexpensive Sram, I had a lot of problems. I would also
recommend a good chain, they shift
Justin,
I friction shift with 6, 7 and 8 speed rear clusters with Silver,
Simplex Retro-frtiction and Suntour Bar Cons shifters.
If the Silver's are jumping gears they have probably loosened,
applying a bit of bees was to the threads seems to help.
Angus
On Oct 3, 3:31 pm, Justin August wrote:
Justin:
Cassette selection will depend on your kind of riding. You mentiona
48 tooth big ring. An 11 small cog won't see much use. 48 x 13 is a
useful top gear, and you can get decent spacing and a nice low with
that as a starting point. Harris' customs are around $60. A cheap
option is 12-32
On Sun, 2010-10-03 at 15:10 -0700, Justin August wrote:
> Hmm...
> I'm also wondering if I gain anything by going 9 speed over 8?
Sure: you gain an extra in-between gear or two. You also gain a wider
range of available stock cassettes, since the ranks have been severely
thinned in 8-speed in the
On Sun, 2010-10-03 at 18:12 -0700, Forrest wrote:
> I don't know why, but I had slippage/ghost-shifting problems using
> Silver shifters with a 9-speed cassette. When I switched to 8-speed
> cassette, no problems. I prefer the shifting on the 8-speed over the 9
> -- less "micro" finicky, and you ca
I've been using a Sheldon Century Special cassette (13-30) for the
past 2 years and love it. Also, I use Silver shifters. I really don't
miss indexed shifting.
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I believe friction-shifting a 9 or 10 speed takes unique skills (which
I unfortunately lack). I am currently running friction shifters on a
7 speed with great success. I had less success with 9 speeds... Once
you go beyond 7 or 8 speeds, it gets more difficult to make precise
shifts.
BB
On Oct 3
That is exactly the problem I had. Time to place an order!
Next choice: Cassette. Harris Cyclery custom or off the shelf
jobbie
On Oct 3, 9:12 pm, Forrest wrote:
> I don't know why, but I had slippage/ghost-shifting problems using
> Silver shifters with a 9-speed cassette. When I switched to
I don't know why, but I had slippage/ghost-shifting problems using
Silver shifters with a 9-speed cassette. When I switched to 8-speed
cassette, no problems. I prefer the shifting on the 8-speed over the 9
-- less "micro" finicky, and you can get the same range. And I like
the friction shifting on
Justin:
My experience with 8 speed is with the ancient Suntour Bar Cons, & I
have no problems. I try indexing from time to time but the fussiness,
even with 8, keeps me coming back to friction. I travel with my
Atlantis so it gets packed & shipped. It always seems to take a
couple of days on a
Stick with eight - cleaner shifting in my experience. Of course seven is better
yet.
Mobile Brian Hanson
On Oct 3, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Justin August wrote:
> Hmm...
> I'm also wondering if I gain anything by going 9 speed over 8?
> I know that 10 speed is considered far less durable but what abo
Hmm...
I'm also wondering if I gain anything by going 9 speed over 8?
I know that 10 speed is considered far less durable but what about the
differences between 8 and 9?
-Justin
On Oct 3, 4:54 pm, Powderpiggy wrote:
> I am using a 9 speed cassette with the Silvers. No problems here,
> and I lo
Hmm...
I'm also wondering if I gain anything by going 9 speed over 8?
I know that 10 speed is considered far less durable but what about the
differences between 8 and 9?
-Justin
On Oct 3, 4:54 pm, Powderpiggy wrote:
> I am using a 9 speed cassette with the Silvers. No problems here,
> and I lo
I am using a 9 speed cassette with the Silvers. No problems here,
and I love them!!!
On Oct 3, 1:49 pm, Garth wrote:
> No worry at all. They'll shift as many cogs as you want. Go ahead and
> order them.
>
> If a friction shifter doesn't hold a gear, it means you don't have it
> tightened enough
No worry at all. They'll shift as many cogs as you want. Go ahead and
order them.
If a friction shifter doesn't hold a gear, it means you don't have it
tightened enough. What makes the SunTour power ratchet so nice is you
get a nice balance between tight enough that it won't lose a gear, but
loose
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