Re: Possible to build a 27" wheel with a Shimano freehub?
- From: landotter <landotter@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:49:10 -0700 (PDT)
On Jul 30, 4:27 pm, JBAFromNY <ja...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 30, 4:04 pm, A Muzi <a...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
IMHO don't bother with 8.
The same "8" hub can accept seven or nine, both of which systems are
better supported.
Really? I keep hearing people say that 8 speed is doomed, but all the
online sources have good selections of cassettes and chains (which are
much cheaper than 9 speed), Shimano just introduced a new 8-speed
shifter (ST-2200, which appears to be the same thing as 8-speed Sora
painted black), and the bike stores are full of 8-speed equipped
bikes. Based on my (albeit limited) observations, I'd say 8-speed is
actually better supported than 9-speed.
For hybrids and town bikes for sure, but you'd be hard pressed to find
an 8 speed drop bar bike in a bike shop these days. It's the shifter
that's the issue, road bikes are 9 at the entry level and 10 when you
get to the more expensive bikes.
.
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