You can't just "leave off the smallest" sprocket. You need a first position sprocket, i.e., a sprocket with a spacer built in; removing it and leaving the 2nd position sprocket hanging in the wind won't do it.
The way you make a Century Special 13-30 is to start with a 12-27. Remove the 12 and the 13 tooth sprockets. Replace the 13 with a first position 13. Now add a 30T behind the 27. Install on a hub. You can get first position sprockets. You can order them on Sheldon's site if your LBS can't or won't do. On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 14:15 -0700, rswat...@me.com wrote: > David, > I did just that recently. Took apart a 9s cassette and made an 8s out > of it using spacers from an old 8s casssette. I used the lock ring and > outermost 12t cog from the 8s cassette too since the outer cog on the > 9 was 11t. > It works just fine. > > Ryan > > > > > On Feb 1, 2010, at 13:59, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A combination of pushing my bike up hill yesterday and the new 12-36 > > cassette in the latest Reader has me thinking... > > > > Can I put "8 speed" spacers between the cogs of a nine speed > > cassette and simply leave off the smallest cog? My current 8 speed > > cassette is a 12-32 XTR (on a spider), and I'd love to get a 34 or > > even 36 low. I would never need an 11T high, and very rarely use a > > 12T. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is > > something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a > > gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners- > > bu...@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 > > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@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.
