On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 6:56:49 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 04/15/2014 07:35 PM, Eric Peterson wrote: > > I think you cannot go wrong with the HG41 cassettes. They are very > reasonably priced and maybe a bit sturdier than the HG50: > HG > 41<http://www.niagaracycle.com/categories/shimano-acera-hg41-7-speed-11-28t-cassette?gclid=CMCymOXR470CFbFaMgodZw4Acg>(11-28 > > cassette). > Recently I switched to using these on my RB-1. > I was experiencing shifting issues in the lower gears when using the > 8-speed BES that I had on the bike. > Along with the switch to the HG41, I also installed NOS 7-speed indexed DT > shifters. > It now shifts like a dream in all gears. > Plus, the 11-28 cassette works fine with my (old) Shimano 600 RD. > If I want any lower gearing, I will swap out the crank for a compact one, > or a triple like the one you mention that you are using. > Personally I really dislike having anything larger than 28 in the back, > especially with a 7-speed cassette. > I tried a 32 (or was it a 30) and did not like the jumps at all. > > > This is so personal. I think the 13-30 is perfect, at least for a touring > bike. >
Indeed. I went and checked and the cassette I did not like was a SRAM PG730 12-32, with a jump from 26 to 32. Maybe a 30 would have been OK but the SRAM does not offer a 30. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
