Quoting PATRICK MOORE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 11:33 AM, tallsteelbikes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> On Dec 3, 4:36 pm, "PATRICK MOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > But 8 sp was indeed slightly closer spaced than 7 -- which is why, >> > presumably, they went with 130 instead of 126 OL spacing. >> >> They went with 130 because the hub required more spacing and more >> dish. The 8 speed hub is bigger to accomodate the extra cog. The 9 >> speed spacing got tighter but still used the same hub as an 8 speed. > > > That is what I was fuzzily thinking but not articulating. > > I've not tried this, but perhaps you can drop off a cog from a 10 sp > cassette and install the remaining 9 on a 7 (if you follow me). The only > hindrance would be some sort of theoretical difference in the spoke end of > the freehub body that prevents the spider from fitting over the spoke end > flange (which is how they cram 10 into the space of 8 without reducing > spacing any further than it was for 9...)
Obviously you wouldn't want to set up a new bike that employed such tricks, and if you had a steel or titanium frame that was spaced to 126 you could get it spread to 130. So we're talking about an old aluminum or carbon fiber frame. Given that, why not just run them with 7 speeds, as they were originally built? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
