Rex: If you like 7 speed, Loose Screws is a good source. Stuff comes'n'goes but they've had these 13-34 cassettes for a while now:
http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi?d=single&c=Cassette&sc=Complete%20Shimano&tc=7%20Speed&item_id=LS-8948WF&id=95664818798 I picked up one to try but haven't installed yet. I've never used one of the Mega Range ones with the 24 to 34 jump; always seemed like a long jump, especially when you really need it. dougP On Dec 22, 11:29 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I always found SRAM chains to be quieter on my 7 speed setups, so I > continued to use them as I transitioned to 9 speed. This experience has > made me consider looking for some 7 speed mega range cassettes. Found some > HG50 cassettes that do 13-34, with the big bailout jump to the 34, which is > what I always ran on my freewheels, so I might give one of those a try > later. I like 7 speed stuff. Overall it feels smoother and more durable, > which is worth more to me than the extra gears. > > Not sure if I'll bother with the SRAM chains anymore for 9 speed. All of > those Z9000 chains were super smooth and quiet, so maybe I'll try their new > X9 model chains which replaced the Z9000 to see if they're as good. Wish > I'd bought more of those $4 OE pulls, but I was afraid they'd be junk, so > now I'm out of them. > > Rex > > > > > > On Thursday, December 22, 2011, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > Rex: > > > Glad you were able to finally track it down. It's interesting that > > the KMC that was years old & used outperformed the SRAM you had > > purchased new. Perhaps a bad chain? or bad batch? Unless the cost is > > silly expensive it may be interesting to try a new SRAM. Of course, > > you could also tell the shop your experience and come to some prior > > agreement on a return or exchange if a new one acts up like the one > > you've replaced. From the other responses, it looks like 9 speeds > > work better with same mfg chain & cogs. > > > At the risk of re-opening the debate about optimal number of speeds, > > my experience is all with 7 & 8 speeds. I generally use SRAM 8xx > > (whatever's on sale) chains in the $20 range. I've used cassettes by > > Shimano, Performance brand (maybe Sun Race?) and the Atlantis came > > with a Sun Race cassette. They've all worked pretty much the same, > > even with some of my goofy cog mixing'n'matching. The Shimano > > cassettes do last longer but there are few 8 speed choices these days. > > > dougP > > > On Dec 22, 4:35 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ever since building up my AHH I've been struggling with mis-shifts and > >> noise in the drivetrain, details of which I've posted here a few times. > I > >> tried everything I could think of... even took it to Riv HQ to ask for > >> help... everything that'd make it better would only make it slightly > >> better, and half of that was probably placebo. I'd tried everything that > >> came to mind, except for one simple thing [I'd already tried the complex > >> stuff first]... I didn't try this one simple thing because I didn't have > a > >> compatible one in my parts inventory [yes, I have a parts inventory in my > >> home shop] to try, and didn't want to take one off another bike... So, I > >> suffered and suffered and lost the best ~1000 miles of my bike to this > pain > >> [no idea exactly how many miles, no speedo]... I really should have just > >> bought another part, since it's a wear part and all, but whatever... > > >> So, last night while out cleaning the drivetrain (since it'd gotten > >> particularly bad on my last ride home, so bad that I almost wanted to get > >> off and walk home). I finally just did it... I was hesitant, because I > >> didn't want to put a worn one and wear out my other newer parts, but I > >> measured the other bike's **CHAIN** for wear, and it was within > tolerance, > >> so I swapped them... IT'S SILENT NOW!!! I didn't miss a single shift on > >> the way to work this morning, and it was nearly silent!!! > > >> So.... question... how does a brand new PC971 chain perform so poorly? > >> I've never had such problems with SRAM chains before, and always > preferred > >> them over Shimano chains. The one that I swapped was a KMC Z-9000 that > I'd > >> purchased a number of years ago from a shop that was selling new OE pulls > >> for $4 (I wish now that I'd taken their entire inventory!! What a > >> deal!)... what could be wrong that would make it perform so poorly? > It's > >> been a long time, so I probably can't get my money back from the LBS > where > >> I bought it, but it'd be nice to know what to look for in the future! > > > -- > > 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-bunch@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. > > > > - Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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-bunch@googlegroups.com. 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