Thank you all for the information thus far. I'm leaning towards an 8- speed and the information from William and Jim and DougP is making think I should stay pat on the chainrings. The information you have provided on the chains is encouraging. I most likely will trade out my 9-speed chain for an 8-speed, though I am understanding the 9-speed should be ok. I neglected to say at the outset that an impetus for me in making the change (besides the fact that wear and tear is starting to dictate it is time) was that I had a problem with a dropped chain under load on my last tour. Fortunately I was able to extricate myself from the problem, but the more I thought about it afterwards, the more I thought that a narrower chain with more sprockets was more of a liability on the road than a wider chain (which in theory would be stronger and easier to maintain) and fewer sprockets.
On Feb 13, 12:56 pm, Joe S <ddlttr...@verizon.net> wrote: > I enjoy checking out the information here daily and have taken > advantage of it and contributed once or twice in the past. Now I'm > thinking about making some changes to my Atlantis, so I would like to > take advantage of the knowledge and experience out there. I've been > able to find some information here on this topic in the past, but > thought I would ask again for any new insight/experiences, since this > will be the first time I've converted cassettes. I like the low gears > for loaded touring and am finding I don't use the high ones so much > any more on my daily commute. I still ride an old 7-speed hybrid > occasionally and think 7 would work even better on the Atlantis. > > My current setup on my Atlantis is pretty much stock Riv - > > Campy triple front derailleur > Sugino XD2 crank 172.5 46/36/24 > Shimano HG-61 9-speed 12-36 cassette > Shimano XT hub > Shimano XT long cage rear derailleur > Bar end shifters - Shimano Dura Ace in friction mode > > I would like to go to a 7-speed cassette, 13-34; 46/34/22 chain rings > > I still have a good, workable - for me - gi range with the setup > contemplated, but would there be an advantage to going with an 8-speed > cassette instead? > > Other questions - > Will this work without changing derailleurs? > Would the Silver Shifters work well in this setup? > Does the hub require a spacer for the 7-speed cassette? Any other > spacers? > What about chains for 7-speed?...8-speed? > Are there any gotcha's anyone can think of in making this work > smoothly? > > Thank you, > Joe -- 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.
