That's a good idea. I'll probably mix and match anyway to use the cogs
I have, many of which are 7 speed. Right now the cassettes (BAs and
Kojaks) are mostly 7 speed cogs with some 9 speeds, one or two Miche
aftermarkets and mostly 9 sp spacers with two extra spacers between
the big cogs and the freehub flange.

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 4:27 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote:
> Patrick:
>
> Since you'll be spending most of your time on a single ring, how about
> one of Surly's steel ones?  Also, you can probably mix'n'match 7/8/9
> speed cogs with 9 speed spacers to optimize using thicker cogs for the
> ones you use most & 9 speed (thinner) for the extremes.  Currently I'm
> using a 13-28 7 speed cassette with a 34t 9 speed big cog, all spaced
> with 8 speed spacers, on an 8 speed freehub.  Shifts great & even
> indexes correctly.  Using Ultegra 8 speed bar ends & one of the
> Microshift RDs that Riv had on sale a while back.  Nothing exotic.
>
> dougP
>
> On Mar 29, 6:23 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the commentary. I like the fact that the 36 will handle
>> 9/10 of the work with the 24 just as an occasional bailout.
>>
>> Do those of you who use such small rings find that the rings, cogs and
>> chain wear much more quickly?
>>
>> Now I need to pick up some cogsets for disassembly and re-arrangement.
>
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