Lots of thoughtful discussion below to which I'll only ad this. My motivations for buying the titanium cogset (and for the next one I'll buy) were durability and versatility. First, being able to select each gear individually was a boon. I wanted the 36t lowest gear and I also wanted an 11t. Russel accommodates both. Durability matters, too. My LBS folks advised the advantage of the ActionTec titanium cogs (beyond weight) is their "shark tooth" design that uses the full thickness of metal to the end of each tooth. They explained that most steel cog designs weaken the teeth at the most crucial point with various ramps, thinning and grinding to facilitate easier shifting with 9 and 10 speed indexed systems. But I needed none of that - shifts are smooth and sure as it. As a note, we did experiment with the optional ActionTec idler wheel and found it unnecessary. So, if you need an extra-tough, off-road or steep hills and heavy loads over that really high pass cog setup this might meet your needs. Of course bragging about titanium parts to the carbon fiber crowd at the coffee shop is always fun, too. Rich in Corvallis
On Nov 2, 1:18 am, mitchelr <mitch...@onid.orst.edu> wrote: > Lots of discussion of use of an Atlantis on the Great Divide. Here is > a handy accessory that will help tame the hills when loaded down a > bit. > > ActionTec titanium cogset, 8 speed, 11-36 including 11 tooth/lockring, > and all spacers. I've used this set about 100 miles on fire trails > (some steep for me) and 300 miles touring. Works flawlessly. So > well, in fact, that Russel is making me a 11-38 cogset (yes, I'm a > weenie but I love to climb up those coast range logging roads we have > here in Oregon and this cogset has made all the difference). Would > serve well for extended touring with heavy loads. Weight > approximately 200gr. http://www.actiontec.us/ticog.htm $175 > delivered to CONUS. Richard Mitchell, Corvallis, Oregon (541) > 752-0755 mitch...@onid.orst.edu --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
