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    Barbara L
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    I want to play around and experiment with customizing my shimano cassettes.
    I've got several 9 shimano cassettes both DA & ultegra lying around all in
    good shape so wear isn't an issue & I don't want to buy another cassette or
    suffer a weight penalty over what I have now by much. I seem to have
    accumulated 12-25, 12-27, 11-23, 11-12 & 12-23 around some more than 1.

    I've seen where one can get individual Miche cogs in the higher cogs. Can
    these be used to replace the upper 2 or 3 cogs in a shimano 9 or does one
    have to buy a complete Miche cassette & then substitute out with their cogs?
    I'm not familiar with Miche & wonder how their weight is compare to shimano.

    I've seen where both SRAM & Miche make the cassette I'm looking for but the
    SRAM seems heavy. Or could I get it & swap out the ones I need & mix it in
    the shimano?

    I got 2 different bikes with 9 speed one with 700c & the other with 650
    where I like the 11t but don't need it on the 700c. I generally run a 11-25
    (650) or a 12-25 (700). I have a 12-27 and don't like it so I don't want to
    waste money on another whole cassette. I'd prefer to have the last 3 be a
    21-23-26 or something. I'd like to play around with it from about the 17 on.

    Also I have another bike set up with 2 11-25 in 10 speed, one for training
    in ultegra & 1 in DA for racing. Could I also play around with Miche or ??
    10 speed cogs for it.

    Thanks for your input.

    Barb

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  2. landotter
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    Barbara L said:

    I want to play around and experiment with customizing my shimano cassettes.
    I've got several 9 shimano cassettes both DA & ultegra lying around all in
    good shape so wear isn't an issue & I don't want to buy another cassette or
    suffer a weight penalty over what I have now by much. I seem to have
    accumulated 12-25, 12-27, 11-23, 11-12 & 12-23 around some more than 1.

    Sram weighs 30-50g more. That's a half sip of water, not a weight
    penalty. They're cheaper, more durable, and shift as good as or better
    than Shimano kit, in my biased opinion.

    Can you mix brands? Sure. Don't assemble the cassette off the wheel, as
    whatever retaining holes the brands have will differ. Just use 9spd
    cogs and spacers and build up directly on the freehub.

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  3. landotter
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    Forgot to mention, different brands of spacers sometimes have little
    plastic tabs sticking out that won't engage with other brands. Just
    slice them off with a razor or utility knife.

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  4. Booker C. Bense
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    I want to play around and experiment with customizing my shimano cassettes.
    I've got several 9 shimano cassettes both DA & ultegra lying around all in
    good shape so wear isn't an issue & I don't want to buy another cassette or
    suffer a weight penalty over what I have now by much. I seem to have
    accumulated 12-25, 12-27, 11-23, 11-12 & 12-23 around some more than 1.

    _ I've mixed and matched from all kinds of different shimano
    cassettes not had any problems. However, the ultegra and dura-ace
    cassettes have the larger cogs on alloy carriers, so it's often
    all or nothing( ie. if you use the 27, you have no choice about
    the 24 and 21). You can buy the single 9speed cogs and mix and
    match, but it's often cheaper to buy MTB or 105 9spd cassettes
    on sale if you need more than one or two cogs. These cassettes
    are often riveted or screwed together, but it's an easy job
    to seperate the cogs.

    _ Check out Sheldon Brown's site for lot's of info on this and
    some of the possiblities available.

    www.sheldonbrown.com

    _ Booker C. Bense

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