If you go friction it doesn't matter. You don't have to lock yourself into
a specific cassette. That being said, 7 speed cassettes are still sold
cheap and plenty by Shimano. If you want higher end, you can just cobble
together your own cassette. Grand Bois still does 6 speed cassettes.
The At
Thanks everyone for all the great information! It's my first posting to
this group and this is more than I ever hoped for. Lots of food for
though...
-Paul
On Friday, February 22, 2019 at 8:08:52 PM UTC-5, Lefebeaver wrote:
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> I bought myself an Atlantis frame last fall and am building it up
On 2/23/19 12:41 AM, dougP wrote:
On the hub question, 8/9/10 speed cassettes all fit the same hubs.
With the amount of 9 & 10 speed stuff around, those hubs will be
useful for a long time.
As to the number of cogs, based on your experience with 10 speed you
may want to stick to 8 or 9.
All this yes.
Nine speed is where I've been for a long time, and just jumped to 11sp on
some bikes. Larger 11sp cassettes fit on 9sp (8/9/10) hubs, because the
biggest cog is dished. You'll be fine for a long time. 10sp doesn't offer
me anything, but 11sp cassettes are actually nice. I like wid
On the hub question, 8/9/10 speed cassettes all fit the same hubs. With
the amount of 9 & 10 speed stuff around, those hubs will be useful for a
long time.
As to the number of cogs, based on your experience with 10 speed you may
want to stick to 8 or 9. 6/7/8 all take the same chain, and 9 is
