Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
I wasn't going to post anything until I read this part:
*highfive
If I were in your shoes I'd check out the facilitator thread in C&V and see if you can work out a deal wherein someone in the US buys the cogs you want, you reimburse them for the cost+shipping/time to your location. This seems very common for inter-US and US-Canada deals, not sure if US-Euro facilitation is ever really done.
I'd recommend All-City cogs. They're forged and last a long time. I wore out a 17t cog at around 12,000 km. Which seems pretty good to me.
ETA: I just look on ebay.fr and it appears you can get all city cogs for 13€-17€ + 3€ shipping? Am I missing something?
http://www.ebay.fr/sch/i.html?_trksi...at=0&_from=R40
Also, if you're running a 47t chainring I would stop at 19t for the cog. You will absolutely hate 20t/21t for anything. Look at this thread for inspiration; tips:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...d-Gear-Bicycle
Hey, great links.
Even though I've got killer climbs, I will heed your advice on the 19. This 21 feels like a hummingbird on the trainer. I've got rings 47 thru 51. Maybe 51 x 21 would be okay, that's a little stocky-looking though.
Oh, and All-City cogs I can also buy in person, all for less than 20€, but was told to stay clear of them. No clue about them, are they legit? Lot of bike snobbery here, difficult to figure out which way is up. Trial and error of generating my own opinion would cost infinity and beyond.
Hope you don't dare drill your forks out either, dude!!