That's a good idea. I'll probably mix and match anyway to use the cogs I have, many of which are 7 speed. Right now the cassettes (BAs and Kojaks) are mostly 7 speed cogs with some 9 speeds, one or two Miche aftermarkets and mostly 9 sp spacers with two extra spacers between the big cogs and the freehub flange.
On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:27 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Patrick: > > Since you'll be spending most of your time on a single ring, how about > one of Surly's steel ones? Also, you can probably mix'n'match 7/8/9 > speed cogs with 9 speed spacers to optimize using thicker cogs for the > ones you use most & 9 speed (thinner) for the extremes. Currently I'm > using a 13-28 7 speed cassette with a 34t 9 speed big cog, all spaced > with 8 speed spacers, on an 8 speed freehub. Shifts great & even > indexes correctly. Using Ultegra 8 speed bar ends & one of the > Microshift RDs that Riv had on sale a while back. Nothing exotic. > > dougP > > On Mar 29, 6:23 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thanks for the commentary. I like the fact that the 36 will handle >> 9/10 of the work with the 24 just as an occasional bailout. >> >> Do those of you who use such small rings find that the rings, cogs and >> chain wear much more quickly? >> >> Now I need to pick up some cogsets for disassembly and re-arrangement. > > -- > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.