Several people have asked, and yes, the cogset is still for sale. Thanks,
Rich Mitchell Corvallis, Oregon (Portland on the weekends - a real bike-friendly city). On Nov 12, 3:51 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > I followed up with Action Tec on the questions of life expectancy and > interchangeability. Russ told me life expectancy should be at least > 3X that of Shimano steel cogs, depending on cleanliness and > lubrication. That seems reasonable. One of my touring buds just paid > $85 for a complete Ultegra 9 speed. Russ says in my app (8 speed > friction) that using individual cogs would work. He advised using > their complete cassette for best results with 9 speed index, and that > makes sense, given the tight tolerances req'd in that app. One major > plus they offer is custom mixes. If you blow thru a cog set every > year, this may be a higher cost but better value alternative. > > dougP > > On Nov 3, 10:34 am, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > Don't you need to start with a complete cassette, so that when the > > > individual sprockets wear out you can replace them? I don't think > > > they're meant to be replacement items for rehabilitating worn Shimano > > > cassettes. > > > This is a fair question - does anyone know why they wouldn't work? > > > > Actually, given cost and availability, rather than rehabbing an 8, > > > wouldn't you be better off switching to 7 speed? > > > 7 & 8 sp cogs are close enough in thickness that either works for me. > > I'm now up to 5 7 sp cogs on my 8 sp. I had a couple of spare 7sp > > cassettes when my bike came with 8, and just pick up the odd 7 sp when > > I see one. Great good fun and I get to pick my own gearing, just like > > in the days of Uni-Glide. > > > > AFAIK the life span of Shimano Dura Ace cassetted with Ti sprockets is > > > dramatically shorter than steel Ultegra level cassettes. > > > I did not know this. Steel can be treated in many ways to change it's > > characteristics of hardness, durability, etc. I know the various "HG" > > designatiions perform differently. Maybe DA is meant to wear out? > > The Actiontec stuff looks like the intended market is MTB. If so, it > > would have to be abrasion resistant. > > > dougP --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
