[Yak] Capreo versus standard 9 speed cassette

[Walter Lapchynski]

On Dec 4, 2009, at 5:20 AM, Mike Zamansky wrote:
> 2. The bigger thing is that the smallest three cogs are unique to  
> the capreo and the rest are welded together. This means that you  
> can't easily change just one cog. The result is that I've had to  
> change the cassette each time when only one cog was really worn. I  
> now have a couple of "backup" cassettes and if I could replace the  
> one cog, they would be fine (maybe BF could work with shimano and  
> sell individual cogs).

Mike, I'd recommend taking one of those damaged cog triads and hitting  
it with a hammer.  You'll quickly find the only thing welding them  
together is rust or dirt or anything but actual welding.  There's a  
splined interface between the cogs but that is it.  Feel free to call  
service if you don't believe me.

Or:
Sheldon Brown:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/capreo/index.html
Shimano:
http://tr.im/capreo_exploded
http://tr.im/capreo_instructions

Moral of the story:  quit wasting your money!