I thought my idea was such a good one that I did in fact order three of each from Nashbar. That's a calculated risk because I am not 100% certain that the HG500 is disassemble-able.
Assuming it works out as planned the next step is to start designing my cog board.... Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 7:09:15 AM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > At Nashbar you can buy the 11-32 for a dollar cheaper ($35.99) - LINK > <https://www.nashbar.com/shimano-cshg500-10speed-cassette-1132t-icshg50010132/p479686> > And you can buy the 12-28 for $29.99 - LINK > <https://www.nashbar.com/shimano-cshg500-10speed-cassette-1228t-icshg50010228/p479688> > > Between those two cogsets you have every Shimano 10 speed cog covered from > 11 to 23 teeth. > > Buy three of each and this would be your 10 speed shimano cog board: > > 3 x 11T first position > 3 x 12T first position > 3 x 12T second position > 3 x 13T second position > 6 x 14T > 3 x 15T > 3 x 16T > 3 x 17T > 3 x 18T > 3 x 19T > 3 x 20T > 3 x 21T > 3 x 22T > 3 x 23T > 6 x 25T > 6 x 28T > 3 x 32T > > That would be a total of 60 cogs, for under $200. If you were to sell a > few 28T and all the 32s to your friends for $5 apiece, and use the 11T's as > christmas ornaments, you could be down to under $150 invested. Assuming > you have the 13/14 situation covered, then you could have your ideal 13-25 > 10sp, plus an essentially effortless exchange of a 20 for a 28 as a > hillclimber event setup. You could even run a 14-23 10 speed straight > block if you so choose, or a 13-22, or a 12-21. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > > On Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:14:08 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Thanks, the HG500 looks like a good option at about $6 per 10 sp cog. I'm >> near to buying -- something. Report at 10. >> >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 5:17 PM Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I did a little bit of internet research since Patrick Moore sometimes >>> struggles with this. I also put my hands on some of my own stock. I have >>> the following items to report: >>> >>> I own a brand new SRAM PG950 cassette in 11-34. It disassembles into >>> individual cogs and the 11-34 includes a 20. I disassembled mine to >>> confirm it. You can sometimes find a PG950 for as little as $20. Here is >>> a link to the SRAM page that lists all the cogs. My guess is Patrick Moore >>> would use at most 3 of the 9 cogs, so it might be too expensive for him: >>> >>> https://www.sram.com/en/sram/models/CS-PG-950-A1 >>> >>> I own several Deore XT 10 speed 11-32 cassettes. There are two >>> carriers, with three cogs each. The smaller of the two carriers has a >>> 18-20-22, permanently and inextricably attached to a carrier. Even though >>> Patrick Moore needs a 20 and a 22, I suspect he cannot stomach the jump >>> from 18 to 20. The four remaining loose cogs would be 11, 12, 14 and 16, >>> so Patrick Moore could possibly get 5 usable cogs out of a $50 cassette. >>> >>> I researched the cheap Shimano HG-500 10 speed cassette. I am 95% sure >>> it can be completely disassembled into individual cogs, and it costs $37 at >>> Jenson USA. The full cog progression is:11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32 >>> >>> I recommend you put your hands on a 10-speed HG500 and confirm you can >>> either unscrew a pin or grind off a rivet to get the cogs apart. If you >>> can, then you could get a bunch of matched 10-speed spacers plus as many as >>> 6 great cogs all for $37. Once you confirm that you can take it apart, you >>> should buy 4 of them. >>> >>> Here is the Jenson USA link: >>> https://www.jensonusa.com/Shimano-HG-500-10-Speed-Cassette >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito CA >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, June 8, 2020 at 12:50:11 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>> I've been beating my head against the supply chain, vendor stockage, >>>> and data-dearth obstacles to finding 10 speed cassettes without spiders >>>> with a 20 t middle and 25 t outer, or 13-20 + 22 and 25 10 sp loose cogs, >>>> so at least for now the strategy is to stick with 9 (14-25 instead of >>>> 13-25) so that I can use 9, 8, 7, or even Uniglide cogs to build my >>>> cassettes -- (13)-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-22-25. >>>> >>>> Friendly listers have suggested eBay, Spanish, US, and British sources, >>>> but neither cassettes nor all cogs are available. >>>> >>>> I can find dozens of 14 thru19 cogs; 20s and 22s and 25s are less >>>> common. >>>> >>>> Point: If you have 20s or 22s or 25s to sell, please advice. (Need not >>>> be new, but must be little worn.) >>>> >>>> I will also buy any 13 t outermost or 14 t outermost that you have for >>>> sale. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2db74e64-d9c8-485d-b909-219527bd8953o%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2db74e64-d9c8-485d-b909-219527bd8953o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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