Thread: Why the knock against 7spds?
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Old 02-16-12 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FunkyStickman
By "extremely rare" I mean Shimano no longer sells the HG70, which is what 99% of them used. The HG50 is just not as good (I have both) and SRAM isn't nearly as widespread.

I intend to keep my bike 7sp as long as possible. No reason to change unless I have to. If it gets to the point where I have to spend more money to keep it 7, then I may go to 9.
Hmm, so there's a difference beyond the color? The cassette on my bike (which may be original, for all I know) is still in good shape, but maybe I should step up my efforts to find more of them...
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