On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 12:46 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com
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> Downside is I have some real nice XTR Ti cassettes in 8spd on
> different wheelsets.
> Maybe when I grind 'em down to nubs some day...
>
Well. Let me help you out. Go ahead and send those out-dated XTR
8speed ti cassettes to
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 12:46 -0700, cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
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> On Oct 21, 12:16 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 10:07 -0700, cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > > Thinking about converting my 8 speed to 9 as I like the cassette
> > > options w/ 34T cogs that it offers
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 10:07 -0700, cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was pleasantly surprised that my LBS sells 8 speed SRAM chains for
> pretty much the same as mail order prices.
>
> Yeah, I should get a couple more...
>
> Thinking about converting my 8 speed to 9 as I like the cassette
> optio
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 13:36 -0400, Seth Vidal wrote:
> Is there any effective difference between a shimano hg40, 50 or 70 cassette?
The HG50 are black, the HG70 silver. That's a big (cosmetic) difference
right there, and it matters a lot to some people. Functionally, I'm not
so sure. Personall
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 1:07 PM, cyclotour...@gmail.com
wrote:
> I was pleasantly surprised that my LBS sells 8 speed SRAM chains for
> pretty much the same as mail order prices.
>
> Yeah, I should get a couple more...
>
> Thinking about converting my 8 speed to 9 as I like the cassette
> options
on 10/20/10 2:28 PM, doug peterson at dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
> All this talk about longevity me thinking: How long does a rear
> derailer last?
I've worn out a couple - an old "Deer Head" Deore which was the original on
my '83 Montare mtb. Towards the end, you could actually feel the slop as
On Wed, 2010-10-20 at 14:31 -0700, Eric Norris wrote:
> I've never worn out a rear derailleur, although I have had to replace
> jockey pulleys.
I wore out -- as in, it became very sloppy and shifting became imprecise
-- a Shimano Titlist GS in a couple of years back around 1974. I
replaced it wit
I've never worn out a rear derailleur, although I have had to replace jockey
pulleys. Classic Campagnolo derailleurs, with bronze bushings, will last for
decades (I have a 1972 rear der that I'm still using). Modern indexed systems
have less tolerance for wear and may not last as long, but kept
on 10/19/10 8:26 AM, Peter Pesce at petepe...@gmail.com wrote:
> I can't say I understand the need for this either?
> I must be missing something - what does this stuff do that low end
> Shimano wouldn't do?
>
> I can understand Riv selling low-end thumb shifters, because there's a
> big leap fro
On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 12:00 -0700, bfd wrote:
> That's always been Grant/Riv's thing, buy a $3K+ custom frame then put
> on zip ties or use low end components like those $24 single pivot
> brakes with no q/r he use to sell.
I remember those brakes. They had plenty of reach and clearance, and
this
On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 12:42 -0700, Garth wrote:
> 7 speed cassette stuff became hard to find,
As far as I know, every gearing combination originally available for 7
speed cassettes is still available, although it's true the HG70s have
been discontinued. 7 is more widely available than 8: in the w
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Beth H wrote:
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> Here's a little more reality for you:
>
> I spoke with a very knowledgable wholsale rep yesterday who told me
> that we should expect to see all things 8-speed fade away in perhaps
> two to three years. This is because of Mountain 10 drivetrains
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM, bfd wrote:
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> On Oct 19, 10:03 am, Johnny Alien wrote:
>> I'm sure it's fine but I personally don't see the need to go super
>> cheap on a component that I am buying for a $1500 + frame. Seems a
>> little backwards.
>
> That's always been Grant/Riv's thing, bu
On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 11:06 -0700, Peter Pesce wrote:
> Also, If their philosophy is to provide things that otherwise wouldn't
> be available if they didn't make them, which I think is an awesome
> mission statement, I don't see where cheap derailers fit in. The work
> will always be full of them.
On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 07:18 -0700, James Warren wrote:
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> As long as I can use index bar-end shifters in 9 rear and friction
> front and use a largest cog of 34T, I don't care what brand it says on
> the derailleur.
>
And if Shimano is no longer interested in supporting 9 speed shifters,
it's n
As long as I can use index bar-end shifters in 9 rear and friction front and
use a largest cog of 34T, I don't care what brand it says on the derailleur.
On Oct 19, 2010, at 7:04 AM, Seth Vidal wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:00 AM, MKahrl wrote:
>> Most of the discussion on other forums
On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:00 AM, MKahrl wrote:
> Most of the discussion on other forums about Microshift centers on how
> well the brifters work and how well the rear derailers work with other
> manufacturer's brifters. From RBW's point of view (and mine) these
> concerns are meaningless since w
On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 04:48 -0700, Johnny Alien wrote:
> > I think Microshift makes the dérailleurs and shifters that Nashbar and
> > others rebadge.
>
> This is true. I have not heard fantastic things I am a little shocked
> they will be carrying them.
I guess the real question is, how much of
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