On Sat, 2011-04-16 at 09:02 -0700, Mike wrote: > Yeah, I hear you Steve. I've been following that VO blog post. I sure > do like that gearing but I may need to move back to an 8spd cassette > for piece of mind.
Have you considered a 7 speed cassette? There are more, and in my opinion, better gearing choices presently available with 7 than with 8. Unless you value a 12 or 11T outer sprocket (which I do not) you may very well find that comparing 7 vs 8, less is clearly more. > I'd hate to be out in the middle of nowhere and > have the FW crap out on me. I've never had a cassette fail. Still, I > really wanted the FW to work, the gearing combo is great. Harris > Cyclery no longer sells 8spd Sheldon Brown Century Special cassettes. > I may have to look into making my own. Take a look at the 7 speed 13-30. Another alternative, pure perfection in my opinion, if you are using indexing is the 9 speed 13-30. > > Here's a picture of the rando frame: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335973@N00/5619870885/ > > It's got Rivish parts on it--Nitto bars, stem and post and Sliver > shifters. OK, in that case, positively definitely 7 is better, in my experience. That bike would look dandy with dark brown HandleBra leather bar wrap. -- 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.
