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I've been cycling since the eighties and working in bike shops for almost as long. I agree that the newest bikes and their components aren't good for consumers or for bike shops. I loved your comment about fitness; as long as your bike is reasonable, one's fitness is much more important than the bike you ride.

just installed the 32t version of this cassette, and with friction shifters it shifts significantly better than the sram cassette ever did that it replaces

Picked up a pair of these for my Fuji Del Rey after seeing one of your videos. Putting some 44c bars on as well. Trying to give the cockpit more modern ergonomics.

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I think this was his attempt to break the sound barrier. I momentarily feared for my life.🥲

Have you changed any freehubs when upgrading bikes? I have 1990 nasbar road 6 speed rear cassette. I want to use 2 sets of wheels 1 for clean paved road trails and the other for groomed gravel trails. I got a good price on bontranger race lite but it is a little too wide for my bike in the back. Any ideas?

nice tip. thanks!

Great video!!! 🔥

Very nice bike NOS! What's that frame? If you are into friction shifting, keep your eyes peeled for Simplex D/T shifters. They are a unique non slip design, much sought after back in the 70s, but unobtanium in Europe because of the market dominance of Campag who were doing their all with importer tie up deals to try to keep the Japanese out. BTW I'll tell you because most people have never heard of this guy. I have a mint original condition 1977 Flema Campionissimo build number 5 in my collection. Fritz Fleck, Mannheim Germany was a very, very eccentric one man show who only built for select riders in the national teams. Had to win gold first, & only then did they get the bike. By the mid 70s he was an absolute master with his exquisite steel craftsmanship. Check him out. I've only ever seen one other Campionissimo, its in Minnesota, on full gen1 Dura Ace. These are SSL frames, with such delicate lug work & tiny fork crowns. German reserve, nothing like the showy Italians. I would not trade mine for 3 Colnago Supers. I also bought in all the spares & consumables to keep it running long into the future......Western Australia.

What a dreamy resto.... it pops.

As someone who owns mostly older/vintage steel bikes, and has to content with 126 mm rear spacing, i appreciate you doing those budget reviews. The only thing I find off putting on these casettes is the writing on the largest cog. I have a 7 sp silver version and took the heat gun to it to make the godawful stickers come off ;) Edit: while maybe less of a budget option, but I think you can use a 10 sp casette and remove a cog to make it work with a 7sp hub if you have the need for a specific cadence. And since you are doing friction, gettin "in-gear" should be a non issue.

That was such a great purchase for Florida. LOTS of sandy roads there.

how do you gear up on this where the shifter lever

So glad I recently discovered your channel as I'm really enjoying it. Using a 9 speed 11 to 36 t HG cassette with an Alivio derailleur as a 1x. No clutch no problems. Who needs more than 7 to 9 speeds max. Your bike looks so beautifully simple.

I understand why having a few usable cogs works for you because watching the video your terrain is mostly flat. I live in the Northeast where the terrain is all hills. Since I care about my knees I pay close attention to my cadence. Having more gears offers me the selection to keep my cadence around 80 to 100 rpm. That said, I don't see the need for 13 cogs in the back and will never buy into that. I have a 50-34 chainset up front and 11-30 in the rear. I'm currently having a custom steel frame made for me which will have a Campy 10 speed Centaur group I've had in my closet for a long time. The electronic groups are a bad investment because the updates or new releases keep coming out and don't seem to be compatible with the old versions therefore are not sustainable for more than 5 years. I had SRAM eTap which went obsolete when AXS came out, and I have Shinano Di2 11 speed DA which went obsolete when the 12 speed stuff came out. I'm not paying over $4k for a new group again. The industry is out of it's mind.

I have cheap Shimano cassettes on my 1x8 commuters. They're fine and only cost $20!

I also use those cassettes. You will see there is a favourite ring on the rear that you will use most of the time and it wears more than the others so don't forget to shift more than usual to use all the rings 🤠

Run 7 speed on my commute bike with a 44/32/22 crankset. Parts are cheaper but durable, 7 speed wheels are strong due to less dishing. Winter tends to wreck freehubs on my commute bike so will use a Tourney freewheel which easy to replace if required. I use Dia-Compe ENE friction shifters on Gevenalle brake levers (instead of being on downtube, shifters mount on brake lever).

Tourney is not a dirty word around my house!... also Decathlon stock 7ans8 speed cassettes if theres one near you 👍

I'm still using that Tourney sprocket, but with the lowest 32t ratio. It's bloody cheap yet versatile when combined with my Sugino triple chainring (The lowest ratio is 20t) on my old Trek 520. Great vid btw.

It's funny how the industry keeps pushing more gears, but I would bet that the majority of cyclists, especially we casual ones never use them all. My road bike has a 10 spd rear and I very rarely use the 11 and 13. My mtb has a SRAM 1 x 12 and I have yet to use the the top three gears.

I have a 1x with an 8 sp 11-34t Shimano cassette and a Shimano claris rear derailleur but I have down tube indexed shifters instead. It's super dialed and shifts just almost as good as a much more expensive setup. Only thing is the cheap cassettes wear out super quick and then wear with the chain in a way to where only that specific chain is compatible with the cassette it was used on. When you try to put a new chain on, it starts jumping on the cassette so be prepared to also swap out the cassette when it's time to swap out the chain

I always enjoy your videos.

All I can say is anything under 8 speeds is a crazy deal these days for just riding around. Enough range with a more mtb cassette, hyperglide teeth profiles, and proven designs. Looks like the perfect area for that type of bike. Cruising along having a good time.

I am aware that the range of these cassettes are limited, as I know it would most likely be used for a 2x or more often a 3x setup. But this video is proof it can be used for a 1x drivetrain!

The first bike I owned circa 1988 had Suntour Superbe brake levers. They had carmel coloured rubber hoods. The cables protruding from the top of the hoods. Which was already getting old hat by then.

hi thank you so much for your video..can i ask what is the brand or name of the cable stopper that you have..im trying to look it on amazon..

Nice bike thanks for posting some info. Recently got a Del Rey from a similar year with a cyclone 7 that I’m working on.

I'm using a Suntour XCE rear-derailleur on my Trek 790 bike. By stiff, do you mean that its spring was too strong? I do indeed feel that it seems to have a somewhat strong spring on mine, because the Shimano down tube shifter sometimes seems to slip slightly. I also have a Suntour XCE derailleur in the front and that one is definitely making the shifter slip a bit.

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For a 17t sprocket, you actually don't get double the skid patches with ambi skidding - at least not with a 48t chainring; you need an odd-toothed chainring

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Nice build! Gravel capable!❤

I have this bike in solid black with original parts except the seat and seatpost. Shimano 105 original groupset. Very solid and tracks like it's on a rail, which made for a confidence-inspiring first racing bike.

Better than nothink, but no more

Pake does some nice welds!

What a beautiful, yet scary commitment!!

I love bullhorns! Especially for getting up hills!

I've heard the color referred to as champagne.

How does the straight fork feel on this bike compared to curved fork on your specialized? Any major differences?

Thanks for the info!

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it is not a Phillips Head, itis JIS head!

hi，what model of the cassette？❤

Did you manage yo find a solution? I'm having the exact same issue with this crank and Sora front derailleur

Both 7 and 8 speed Shimano shifters will work on 7 speed so long as you have an SIS Shimano derailleur. Also the free hub body can probably be changed to an 8 speed one- if you take the axle out there's usually a 10mm hex that attaches the freehub bodies for old shimano hubs.

Where’d you get the cantilever brakes from? They look pretty awesome!

I had to "true" the stock cassette. After bending it, I have it shifting pretty well now. However, I drop my chain of the front chainring very frequently. Very annoying

I have this exact bike for about a year and was going to do some videos on the mods and experience......till I saw your channel haha. Just did the 700c conversion now that they don't make the Conti Ultra 3 in 27 x 1 1/4 anymore.

Its been a while since you posted this but Why did you go Medium vs Large cage on the rear derailure... im thinking of doing this upgrade but Im not sure if I should go large or medium. Thanks!