*UPDATE and report:* I swapped out the cassette for the 11-32 RBW sells, and threw on an SRAM 8 speed chain. It was really easy and fun to do. Didn't need to adjust limit screws. Just threw it on and runs fine like the old system.
*How it effects drivetrain:* Chain runs fine thru my Deore derailers. I notice less drivetrain vibration now than with the old setup. Not that the old setup was any problem. It was fine to begin with. Chain/FD rub seems to happen a little earlier in biggest and littlest cogs while in middle ring up front. But everything in between is fine. Its not an issue while riding. Just as easy derailering as it was with the old setup. *Ratios:* The ratios are very close, but not exact to what was on the bike stock. Now have Shimano 8-speed 11-32t (11-13-15-18-21-24-28-32), stock was: SRAM 9-speed 11-34t (11-13-15-17-20-23-26-30-34) I find I get up hills just fine in my area just as easily with the 32 as I did with the 34 cog. There is a cruising sweet spot between the 23 and 26 cog I am not getting. But I am hoping my legs will get stronger and move it to the 26 cog. I still get auto-shifting sometimes, but I think it is happening less often with the 8-speed. Hard to tell for sure. So, if anything, I am not any worse off than before. I like the fact that I have one less cog on the bike. Don't ask me why, as there is no real reason to feel that way. I think it does auto shift less. But no hard count evidence for that. Anyway, thank you all for all the advice and guidance on doing this. Thanks to Mark too and Vince at RBW for their helpful info. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
