I hate cassettes (rant)
03-24-15, 01:33 PM
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# 1 , chill on a simple bit of Humor from someone who happens to have been playing the Mandolin for 30 years..
Second .. Realize Small retail shops have Not an infinite budget to keep repair parts for every thing in stock all the time.
So they rely on the truck load of cases Buying power of the Importing Distributors..
Second .. Realize Small retail shops have Not an infinite budget to keep repair parts for every thing in stock all the time.
So they rely on the truck load of cases Buying power of the Importing Distributors..
Who is your favorite mandolin player? John Reischman is my favorite, and has been for years, as far back as the Good Ol' Persons days.
03-24-15, 01:51 PM
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I bring my Mandolin on my bike , and had one I got [a pocket Mandolin] to bring on my Bike tours in Ireland and Scotland to try some pub Sessions.
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You could also go with a 9 speed cassette and remove the largest cog. Then get 9 speed downtube shifters (possibly from a bar end shifter if that's all that's available). Two parts and you can run 8 speed on your 7 speed free hub.
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Man, if you hate the selection available in cassettes, you'll really hate the freewheel selection. Seriously, Shimano HG50 7 speed cassettes are available in 13-23. Order them online if you must. If it's too much to pay, try a Miche cassette out.
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Shimano HG50 7 Speed 13 23T Cassette | eBay
Here's a HG 50 13-23 that you can get to Kiev for $44 total. If you're patient, I'm sure you'll find a similar one from the Eurozone.
Here's a HG 50 13-23 that you can get to Kiev for $44 total. If you're patient, I'm sure you'll find a similar one from the Eurozone.
03-25-15, 01:39 AM
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Shimano HG50 7 Speed 13 23T Cassette | eBay
Here's a HG 50 13-23 that you can get to Kiev for $44 total.
Here's a HG 50 13-23 that you can get to Kiev for $44 total.
Good, thank you!
03-25-15, 06:43 AM
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The last freewheel(s) I bought were DNP Epoch 7 spd and 8 spd freewheels.
For 7 spd, there are 11-28 to 11-32 options available.
I didn't like all of the wide jumps in the 11-28, and eventually jumped to 9s with a cassette. My friction shifters don't care how many cogs I use, although I am close to the maximum range.
The DNP Epoch uses a larger, and slightly wider freehub body than many other manufactures, and thus they only work with wide gearing, and may require slightly different spacing than other freewheels.
My new build, I put on an 11-32, 9s cassette because I had it and it was cheap. The nice thing is that I can do most of my riding using a single chainring, although I'll probably eventually replace it with something like 11-25 or 11-26. Anyway, I've started getting accustomed to a bit more relaxed gearing
For 7 spd, there are 11-28 to 11-32 options available.
I didn't like all of the wide jumps in the 11-28, and eventually jumped to 9s with a cassette. My friction shifters don't care how many cogs I use, although I am close to the maximum range.
The DNP Epoch uses a larger, and slightly wider freehub body than many other manufactures, and thus they only work with wide gearing, and may require slightly different spacing than other freewheels.
My new build, I put on an 11-32, 9s cassette because I had it and it was cheap. The nice thing is that I can do most of my riding using a single chainring, although I'll probably eventually replace it with something like 11-25 or 11-26. Anyway, I've started getting accustomed to a bit more relaxed gearing
03-25-15, 11:50 AM
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I didn't like all of the wide jumps in the 11-28, and eventually jumped to 9s with a cassette.
The nice thing is that I can do most of my riding using a single chainring, although I'll probably eventually replace it with something like 11-25 or 11-26. Anyway, I've started getting accustomed to a bit more relaxed gearing
The nice thing is that I can do most of my riding using a single chainring, although I'll probably eventually replace it with something like 11-25 or 11-26. Anyway, I've started getting accustomed to a bit more relaxed gearing
Though, I've noticed I'm on 52/17 most of the time (on flats) and I use front deraileur more often than the rear one. Considering another bike (singlespeed or fixie) with exact gearing, but that's another story.
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