tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4786784182488135171.post3851710861502838960..comments2023-07-21T17:26:24.127+04:00Comments on Ron George: How a Bicycle Cassette is MadeRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16268869622833968439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4786784182488135171.post-51063058479348242782008-05-02T20:11:00.000+04:002008-05-02T20:11:00.000+04:00Looks like the "because we can" argument...Looks like the "because we can" argument being applied. Perhaps internally it's the "because we can- charge a lot of money for it" argument. Most definitely wasteful.Cafn8https://www.blogger.com/profile/12823570445012150263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4786784182488135171.post-39032627246506549392008-04-28T22:32:00.000+04:002008-04-28T22:32:00.000+04:00Yeah, I guess that's high performance, but as ...Yeah, I guess that's high performance, but as Dolan said, talk about material waste! And machine time waste! Even if I ever had the disposable income to get one of those, I might not just out of principle...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4786784182488135171.post-66727460131890650942008-04-28T21:03:00.000+04:002008-04-28T21:03:00.000+04:00Well I seem to remember being able to drop togethe...Well I seem to remember being able to drop together individual cogs into your own cassette less than ten years ago, so at that time I think each cog was machined out of a flat plate. Probably a lot less wasteful that way.<br><br>Makes me glad I use my Rohloff for my daily commute :) (though I'd hate to see what it takes to make the inside of one of those).dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876154317272720789noreply@blogger.com