Tag: cassettes

  • 6 Reflections On The Shimano 12-Speed vs. 11-Speed Debate

    6 Reflections On The Shimano 12-Speed vs. 11-Speed Debate

    You ever wonder why anyone needs more than 11 gears? Hell, I barely get through the first 8 without wanting to throw my bike into the nearest dumpster 🙂 But no, apparently, Shimano thinks we need 12. Twelve! It’s not like they’re adding a 50-tooth cog for mountain climbing. No, no, just a few extra…

  • How I Fitted A 10-speed Cassette On a Friend’s 8-speed Hub (ezpz)

    How I Fitted A 10-speed Cassette On a Friend’s 8-speed Hub (ezpz)

    Yesterday, a friend texted me asking for bike mechanic knowledge and assistance. He’d bought a 10-speed cassette on sale, but the seller had told him that his hub may be incompatible with his new acquisition (what a fancy word). “What was your previous cassette,” I asked him. “An 8-speed Shimano model,” he responded. “Buy me…

  • I Replaced My 11-25 Cassette With an 11-28 and Like It (analysis + tips)

    I Replaced My 11-25 Cassette With an 11-28 and Like It (analysis + tips)

    from rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends I hope you’ve had a good weekend. Mine was fine. (I’d use a harsher word, but my anger management therapist a.k.a. me said I should be more positive.) I used the time to replace the old and beaten 11-25 cassette on one of my steel retro road bikes (I own…