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Which cassette compatiable for wheelupgrade

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  • 23-10-2013 10:22pm
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    onsite
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭


    Hi

    Am looking at buying a set of Fulcrum 3's for my bike.

    Can anyone tell me what cassette will work best. I have Boardman Team carbon which has SRAM rival and i think its a compact.

    Just trying to get my head around this and make sure what i get is compatiable.

    exsting cassettee needs replacing.

    Thanks


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    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    Buy the same one again if your happy with the ratios on the old one. If your not sure on which one you have count the number of teeth on the largest sprocket and the smallest and thats the one your looking for, ie. 12/27 or 11/28 or maybe 11/25 etc etc


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    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Ya wanna get something with the same number of cogs that you already have. Eg. 9 spd, 10 spd or 11 spd.

    Then, as mentioned, go for the same ratios if you are comfortable with them.


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    onsite
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭onsite


    Thanks CJC and RAAM its a 11-25 at the back. and 50-34 on the front

    I havent cycled on another version so unsure whether an 11-28 etc would be better. suppose my question is what is the standard setting at the back that most people use?


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    ford2600
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭ford2600


    onsite wrote: »
    Thanks CJC and RAAM its a 11-25 at the back. and 50-34 on the front

    I havent cycled on another version so unsure whether an 11-28 etc would be better. suppose my question is what is the standard setting at the back that most people use?


    I always seem to bring bike towards the mountains and use 11-28 with a compact. Use the 28 rare enough but wouldn't be without it.
    It will be gappier than 11-23 or similar but that doesn't bother me.

    Buy a cheaper one, tiagra or whatever, probably only a weight difference anyhow and see how you go. €21 for a tiagra 12-28 on chainreaction cycles


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    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    onsite wrote: »
    I havent cycled on another version so unsure whether an 11-28 etc would be better. suppose my question is what is the standard setting at the back that most people use?

    If you find hills difficult with the 11/25 then get a 11/28 or a12/27 which will be less happy than the 11/28


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    onsite
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭onsite


    Thanks CJC

    I dont find the hills too tough with currrent one so on that basis may be i should just get a similiar cassette

    good call ford can test out a different one - thats pretty cheap


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