This is another prompt for me to get off my ass and take the 11-36 10 speed HG cassette I have lying around and cut it down to a 5 or 6 speed. I'm on Hope stainless HG freehubs anyway so the single cogs shouldn't bite into the freehub too badly.
The big advantage of 10 speed (or less) HG cassettes is they're readily available and cheap as chips. Ditto 10 speed chains. The only thing that is harder to get hold of is XT 10 speed shifters - multi release is too good not to have - altho may not be necessary with 5-6 speeds.
Jan. 17, 2022, 1:52 a.m. - fartymarty
This is another prompt for me to get off my ass and take the 11-36 10 speed HG cassette I have lying around and cut it down to a 5 or 6 speed. I'm on Hope stainless HG freehubs anyway so the single cogs shouldn't bite into the freehub too badly. The big advantage of 10 speed (or less) HG cassettes is they're readily available and cheap as chips. Ditto 10 speed chains. The only thing that is harder to get hold of is XT 10 speed shifters - multi release is too good not to have - altho may not be necessary with 5-6 speeds.