Steve, thanks for the links. I guess I meant hard to find in that I went to my LBS who did not have any in stock and could not find any currently available through distributors. I figure this low supply is due to the surge in sales last year but curious if it could be the beginning of the industry phasing out of 9 and lower speed parts moving forward. I'm fine ordering some things online (mostly through Riv or other small manufacturers that sell directly) but I do prefer supporting local shops.
I could also swap chain rings but the crankset is new and my current cassette is older. Seems easier to swap the cassette. And I'm quite happy with the current steps in my gearing. Laing, I could fit 11 speed on my new wheel I'm building with a new model MI5 hub. I have used (and still have in my bin) a SRAM NX 11 speed cassette/derailleur before. I found the gear range lacking as it is 1x only. I also tried the Microshift Advent 9 speed. That one I did not like steps between gears as much. I guess after trying some of the newer stuff, I'm having trouble seeing the appeal. I can get the gear range I'm looking for with a 2x9. The 1x systems seem to either give up range or are ridiculously expensive. There's also something about 9 speed looking "right" to me on a Rivendell. My main concern is getting parts in the future. I helped out at my LBS over the summer because they were so busy. This will most likely be another busy year for bike shops. I think I'll order a handful of cassettes to tide me over for a while. I hope that as manufacturers catch up with resupplying parts they continue to make "outdated" 9, 8 and 7 speed stuff. There are certainly a greater number of options for cassettes when going to 10 and above. On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 1:39:29 PM UTC-6 lconley wrote: > Note that new Shimano 11-speed mountain cassettes fit on old 9-speed > Shimano style hubs - the 11 speed is only 0.05mm wider than the 9-speed. I > just put a 12-46 (I used a Shimano 12 tooth 1st position cog in place of > the 11 tooth cog) 11-speed cassette on my old Phil Wood 9-speed touring hub > for my Gus Boots Willsen. Fits beautifully - chain even clears the 29x2.5 > tire by 4mm. The inner large cogs kind of cantilever over the hub flange > > Laing > > On Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:12:51 PM UTC-5 Tim Baldwin wrote: > >> >> I'm currently looking for 9 speed cassettes for my Atlantis. I'm hoping >> to be able to do a tour this year after staying local in 2020. With touring >> in mind, I'd like 12-36 but it seems those are rather hard to find right >> now. I currently have 11-32, but I'm riding in flat Chicago. The 12-36 >> would give me the same ratios for my normal riding but get rid of the 11t, >> which I don't use, and would give me a 36t, which I foresee using on my >> trip. With the VO 46/30 crank I'm using, this gives me a range of 21 to 100 >> gear inches, which seems perfect to me. After seeing the high demand for >> bike parts in 2020, what do Riv riders predict for future availability of 9 >> speed parts? I found someone with a stash of 12-36 9 speed cassettes for >> sale on ebay, do I stock up now? >> >> Also, how much does cassette price/quality make a difference? I've mostly >> used cheaper cassettes but wondering if would make sense to go up to 10 >> speed to take advantage of fancier cassettes. The cassette on ebay I >> mentioned is Alivio so on the lower end of the spectrum. I'm using a >> Suntour thumb shifter in friction so I think I could make 10 speed work. >> However there's something about the ease of setup and maintenance of 9 >> speed shifting that makes me want to stay in that world. >> >> Tim B in Chicago >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4590347d-3d71-4ff5-8ae8-ddbbed0cceaan%40googlegroups.com.
