I am using a SRAM PG 850 series 11-32 cassette (silver) with DA 9
speed barends in friction mode and it works fine, a little slop here
and there but that is probably user error as I haven't been
"frictioning" all that long. The thing I like about the 8 speed setup
is that I can get the SRAM 850 ca
Hi Michael,
unhappy how? I was thinking of getting the most expensive SRAM 8 speed
I can find, which seems to be about $15 (the 850), because I like the
gear ratios better than Shimano's. Now you have me worried, as my
current cassette on the Sam is an Ultegra, and indeed shifts dream-
like. I may
Ditto..I managed to get a really nice SRAM 7 speed cassette 12-32
for under $30. Just shop Amazon and you can find them easy enough. I
wanted a 13-30 and could have purchased one but the SRAM is a nice
shiny silver. I don't think there is much difference in quality. They
are just steel cogs tha
If you look around on the Net you can find some Falcone 7 and 8 speed
freewheels that are silver.
I have a couple of them and they are, surpirisingly good quality. They
evidently only export the cheaper stuff to N. America for Huffy but
mine has HG type shifting ramps and a nice chrome plate on the
I don't know from "50s" but I mean the black ones, like that 7 sp I
bought full lbs pop for about $30 including tax. Not only is mine not
shiny, it is that light-absorbing matt black (or perhaps ultra-midnite
brown, I'm a bit color blind) which is pretty or not as you prefer.
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 5:11 PM, doug peterson wrote:
What are the best combos, 7 or 8, for a 15-17-20-22-26-34?
Patrick "only partly in jest" Moore
> 8 speed standards are also $30 but you'd have to buy 2 and put them
> together to get a decent cassette like a 13-30 or 13-32. Harris makes
> t
Harris has a good selection of 7 speeds for around $30. They mention
they are black & the silver finish is no longer available. Not sure
if that has anything to do with quality. Lots of them have a 13
smallest cog & the 14-32 is still available.
8 speed standards are also $30 but you'd have to
On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 17:03 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Are the very cheap black ones as durable as the more expensive ones?
I presume by "very cheap" you refer to the HG50s. AFAIK they're very
bit as durable as the HG70s, except not as shiny and pretty looking.
Compared to 10-speed cassettes,
Are the very cheap black ones as durable as the more expensive ones?
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 06:12 -0700, Ginz wrote:
>> I'd use 7sp cassettes if the selection were a bit better and the
>> quality a bit higher. For now, I'm using 8sp...
>
>
On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 06:12 -0700, Ginz wrote:
> I'd use 7sp cassettes if the selection were a bit better and the
> quality a bit higher. For now, I'm using 8sp...
The selection of 7 spd cassettes is every bit as good today as it was
when they first came out, except that pretty much the silver HG
On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 07:18 -0700, Mike wrote:
> If one goes from 8 to 7 speed does the rear derailer set screw need to
> be adjusted or do the limits remain the same? I've been using a
> Sheldon Century Special 8 speed cassette on my Hilsen but have thought
> of going to 7 speed in the future, jus
I use silver shifters and 9 speed. I have been very happy with it. I
tried using an inexpensive sram cassette and chain and was very, very
unhappy with it. When I returned to the good Ultegra cassette and
conex 908 chain I returned to excellent shifting. I use Dura Ace
indexed bar ends and a 9
Also, the spacer you put behind the 7sp cassette (on an 8sp freehub
body) will change the alignment. So, adjusting the limit screws is
definitely necessary.
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yes, the upper limit screw has to be adjusted as 7 speed casettes are
narrower than 8 or 9. That was the only thing I did switching from 9
to 7.
~Mike~
On Oct 29, 7:18 am, Mike wrote:
> If one goes from 8 to 7 speed does the rear derailer set screw need to
> be adjusted or do the limits remain
I went from 9 to 8 using Silver shifters and the move to 8 has been an
improvement for me. I have a 7-spd freewheel (and Silver shifters) on
my other bike, and that works real well, too. I like the 7, but not
better than the 8. Not worse, either. -- Forrest
On Oct 28, 9:44 pm, Earl Grey wrote:
>
If one goes from 8 to 7 speed does the rear derailer set screw need to
be adjusted or do the limits remain the same? I've been using a
Sheldon Century Special 8 speed cassette on my Hilsen but have thought
of going to 7 speed in the future, just sorta curious about set-up.
On Oct 29, 4:08 am, Stev
I'd use 7sp cassettes if the selection were a bit better and the
quality a bit higher. For now, I'm using 8sp...
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On Thu, 2010-10-28 at 20:35 -0700, Stonehog wrote:
> I agree - 8 is worth it, but 7 is even slightly better with the
> silvers. For the swap to 8, all you need to do is the cassette.
Plus, the ratios available with 7 are superior (there are no stock 8s
that start with 13, in fact about the only w
I agree - 8 is worth it, but 7 is even slightly better with the silvers. For
the swap to 8, all you need to do is the cassette.
Mobile Brian Hanson
On Oct 28, 2010, at 7:51 PM, Michael_S wrote:
> why don't you go all the way to the top and go 7 speed?
>
> The chain won't be an issue IMO. I'v
I find that I prefer a narrow chain on a wider cassette spacing when I
am friction shifting. The shifts are still quick and smooth enough.
I have 6 speeds or less on all but one bike, the Rawland. I find that
I need to be much more precise with the 9 sp to keep the casette noise
and rubbing down
why don't you go all the way to the top and go 7 speed?
The chain won't be an issue IMO. I've used a 9 speed chain on a 7
speed Suntour cassette ( friction of course) and it shifts flawlessly.
Ive read that the interior spacing is essentially the same between 7,
8 and 9 speed chains.
~Mike~
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