Originally Posted by
cyclotoine
that is crazy, you can still buy the cheepo black ones at your LBS and they should cost less than $35. We stocked them in Canada and used them all the time on old MTBs. There are tons of mountain bikes from the 90s on the west coast and many need 7 speed cassettes to keep them rolling.
In your world, I'm sure this is true. In mine, however, 7 spd doesn't exist, and never has, according to the knowledgeable waitrons at the one decent LBS in town. It's shocking what can't be had here. Last week it was 26" tubes with Schrader valves.