8 speed thumbies
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Disco Drive
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Yup! 
Agency_Scum
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Cogs are the same width but there's a fractional difference in spacer width. For best results get a 7 speed cassette ( preferably a racey one with a 28 tooth low gear ), slap in a 7 or 8 speed spacer behind it ( it don't matter with just one ) and bung on a 32 tooth cog. Job's a goodun'! 11-32 eight speed. Nice.
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Tell me more....10 speed thumbies....?
Looking at it from a designer w*nky point of view - Ive never been a fan of the Pauls clamps Dura-ace option. It cant be that difficult to produce some really nice svelte thumbies. Machines, trick, minimal....etc.
Give me a CNC machine and a BBC micro and a needle file and I'll have a set knocked up soon enuff.....
Looking at it from a designer w*nky point of view - Ive never been a fan of the Pauls clamps Dura-ace option. It cant be that difficult to produce some really nice svelte thumbies. Machines, trick, minimal....etc.
Give me a CNC machine and a BBC micro and a needle file and I'll have a set knocked up soon enuff.....
cdngrimpeur
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I, too, run 7/8 speed XT thumbies with 8 speed cassettes, no probs.
But I must say, those SJS ones are pretty intriguing. Bah - 9 and 10 speed cassettes prolly just wear out more quickly anyway.
(and cheers for the link, Mr Scum.)
But I must say, those SJS ones are pretty intriguing. Bah - 9 and 10 speed cassettes prolly just wear out more quickly anyway.
(and cheers for the link, Mr Scum.)
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