That's very good news Patrick and great info about the cogs and spacers so
now know I I too can build my own if needed. AliExpress for the win ! Like
you, I ride certain combos that just aren't offered as completes. The Riv
7-speed hub is good news but there's no suitable cassettes made in
Patrick wrote: "...which leads me to wonder if they don't have warehouses
scattered around in their biggest markets, like the US?"
I can't imagine the cost of a physical inventory that would be defined by
even what seems a narrow bicycle part search on the internet. Managing that
inventory and
For the 13-25 (Soma slick wheelset) I bought about 3 cassettes' worth of
Miche cogs with extras for the high-use gears, and the outer/small is a
dedicated outer/small with its own spacer.
For the new 14-25 knobby cassette I bought 3 14-25 9 speeds from Peter
White ($28 each, not bad) and
I ordered some things on Mar. 27th Patrick and they arrived April 3rd. The
USPS label had a NJ address, but it said "not for returns". Then I noticed
that label was placed over another label, so I peeled it back as best I
could and sure enough, I saw an all Chinese printed label, the only
