Re: Possible to build a 27" wheel with a Shimano freehub?

On Jul 30, 6:45 pm, Michael Press <rub...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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 JBAFromNY <ja...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 30, 5:49 pm, landotter <landot...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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.

Not the case from what I've seen.  I saw several new 8-speed road
bikes (Trek and Schwinn) in stores today.  Also, there are tons of
after-market 8-speed cassettes (e.g., Nashbar house brand, SunRace,
SRAM) with a bigger selection of gear ranges than 9-speed, often for
less than $20.  8-speed chains are widely available for $10.
Everything 9-speed is more expensive, and the cassette selection looks
worse to me.   I upgraded a bike from 7-speed Suntour to 8-speed
Shimano (bar ends) a couple of years ago.  Every time I think of
"upgrading" again, I look at cassette and chain prices and stand pat.
To speak to the OP's question, I'd say go for a 700c, freehub wheel
and an 8-speed cassette, and you'll be riding for a years with no
worries.  You might even luck out with frame spacing and find that you
"126" mm frame is actually bigger than that and can take a 130 mm hub
without even having to be respaced (that's what happened with my
bike).

It appears that Shimano 8 speed cassettes have limited
cogwheel combinations. There does not seem to be an
8 speed cassette comparable to a 7 speed 12-21 or 13-23. ???

SRAM PG-850 12-23 via QBP should fill Shimano's void nicely.
.

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