For the record, there were never any 5-speed cassettes. Joe Bernard Vallejo CA.
On Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:09:24 PM UTC-7, Mayfly wrote: > I have a six speed freewheel on my Bleriot which, like all Bleriot, is > spaced at 135mm across the rear dropouts. It is mounted on an old Phil Wood > hub. > I re-dished the wheel to accomodate the 135 spacing and the narrower > freewheel, and put a new axle and spacers (available from Phil) in the hub. > This resulted in a rear wheel with very little dishing, if any...mucho > strong! > > You can also, for simplicity's sake, just use the necessary spacers like > Mr. Moore did. Works fine. Also like Patrick points out, 5,6,&7 speed > freewheels are still relatively easy to come by; try Ebay, or Loose Screws > Bicycle Parts. > > Regards, > Marc > ________________________________________ > From: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> [ > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>] on behalf of lungimsam [ > john1...@gmail.com <javascript:>] > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:03 PM > To: rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > Subject: [RBW] Doesn't anyone make a 5 speed cassette anymore? > > I have a 10 speed cassette. I use my shifter in friction mode for the > silence, smoothness, and jumpin' cogability. > I often shift like 2,3,4 cogs at a time. I kinda ride the areas of the > cassette, instead of shifting thru each cog to get where I need it. > I don't need all those small changes and I was wondering if anyone makes a > good ol' 5-speed cassette, and is it possible to fit on 135 or whatever > dropouts the Bleriot has? > Just thinking ahead to my next drivetrain. > > As a matter of fact, I think this is exactly where RBW should start moving > with their bikes - 5-speed cassettes. I think it fits right in with their > velosophy. > Who needs 8,9,or 10 cogs in the back when you friction shift and are an > unracer? Maybe I am missing something. But I feel like I only need 5 > choices in the back. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/pRHlcn9JM0cJ. > To post to this group, send email to > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/dYxa2oB8Z3kJ. 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.
