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John Many Jars
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i've got an old 14-speed (126mm) bike that i just do NOT want to hand over to the LBS for
stretching. because it's a thing of beauty, that's why. and the last time i had a frame stretched
open, i stood in the room and watched and i STILL wake up sweating some nights.
anyway, thanks to some appallingly clear and honest information at sheldon "bicycle god without the
usual attendant personality disorders" brown's site, i discovered that i can get away with 8 cogs on
my 7 speed hub. so i decided to:
*put 8 of 9 9-speed cogs on the freehub *throw a triple on the front *employ my old chorus
9-speed levers
and make myself an instant 8x3 24-speed. but i've got a few qualms about the whole thing. like
f'rinstance:
*do i need the "shimano to campy" spacers to make it shift well? *if i get the new chorus long
cage 10-speed derailleur, do i need to worry about differences in cable throw between it and my
old 9-speed levers? *should i just chuck the whole thing, sell the frame and start from scratch?
(not a possibility: i'm sentimental about this thing.)
any information, links, words of encouragement or even the occasional "what kind of cheese-eating
doofus would try something like that" will be appreciated.
there's a real address in that name somewhere, if you ignore all the negativity.
jmj
stretching. because it's a thing of beauty, that's why. and the last time i had a frame stretched
open, i stood in the room and watched and i STILL wake up sweating some nights.
anyway, thanks to some appallingly clear and honest information at sheldon "bicycle god without the
usual attendant personality disorders" brown's site, i discovered that i can get away with 8 cogs on
my 7 speed hub. so i decided to:
*put 8 of 9 9-speed cogs on the freehub *throw a triple on the front *employ my old chorus
9-speed levers
and make myself an instant 8x3 24-speed. but i've got a few qualms about the whole thing. like
f'rinstance:
*do i need the "shimano to campy" spacers to make it shift well? *if i get the new chorus long
cage 10-speed derailleur, do i need to worry about differences in cable throw between it and my
old 9-speed levers? *should i just chuck the whole thing, sell the frame and start from scratch?
(not a possibility: i'm sentimental about this thing.)
any information, links, words of encouragement or even the occasional "what kind of cheese-eating
doofus would try something like that" will be appreciated.
there's a real address in that name somewhere, if you ignore all the negativity.
jmj