Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
10-speed? I dunno, those old 5-cog freewheels are getting harder to come by.
Haha touche.
It depends on you and your cycling style.
If there are places were you wish you had a gear in between two that you have, you might be a candidate for more speeds. That's all that more speeds gives you--smaller gaps between the gears.
If that's never been an issue, stick with the seven.
Personally, I like the ultra-fine control over power and cadence that ten speeds (with a close-ratio cassette) gives me. Other folks I know and ride with will wear out one or two "favorite" cogs in their cassette, so they could do with fewer.
I know i favor my bigger front cog the smaller one
not sure why but it seems to roll with less resistance even when im match the same speed and cadence as the same ratio with the smaller front. Guess its less worn out or something.
I kind of swap back and forth to fine tuning my gears to my speed and cadence, and other times I just power through a hill in a high gear just to push myself. Not sure where id place myself because im still new to this.
Originally Posted by
clarkbre
A piece at a time is not going to work 100% correct and even doing a correct 7 speed conversion will have it's hidden costs. (new bar tape, cable housing, cables, )
Helpful. I didn't even notice some of that stuff wasnt on the quote. Unlesd the parts came with cable and the bike tape is on the house.