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Cassette & range of gears

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  • 17-03-2021 9:31pm
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    dinneenp
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    Hi,
    I just bought a smart TT & need a cassette so have been looking into them. My bike, Canyon Endurance AL 7) has a 11 speed 11-32t cassette. East Galway, where I live is mainly flat, don't go up many very steep hills.

    Would it make sense to change to 11 speed 11-28t (or different)? Do people think much about it or generally just go with what their bike has, does 11-28 vs 11-32 make a big difference.

    If it's worth anything I spend a lot of my time in the big chain ring and middle cogs on the cassette, move to smaller chain ring and lower/smaller cogs on cassette or middle if steep but virtually never in loosest gear/top cog on cassette.

    Cheers,
    Pa.


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    km991148
    Registered Users Posts: 4,275 ✭✭✭km991148


    dinneenp wrote: »
    Hi,
    I just bought a smart TT & need a cassette so have been looking into them. My bike, Canyon Endurance AL 7) has a 11 speed 11-32t cassette. East Galway, where I live is mainly flat, don't go up many very steep hills.

    Would it make sense to change to 11 speed 11-28t (or different)? Do people think much about it or generally just go with what their bike has, does 11-28 vs 11-32 make a big difference.

    If it's worth anything I spend a lot of my time in the big chain ring and middle cogs on the cassette, move to smaller chain ring and lower/smaller cogs on cassette or middle if steep but virtually never in loosest gear/top cog on cassette.

    Cheers,
    Pa.

    What size are your front two (assuming two) chain rings?

    There are size calculators online that give you and idea if the difference between ranges.

    Some people prefer smaller increments between gears (which is what the 11-28 will give). Some people never notice this sort of thing

    Last bike I bought was 11-28 on a 52-36. I was fitter then than I am now after lockdown and truth be told I could be doing with the 32 sometimes lol

    It sounds tho that you won't gain that much if you are already used to the middle ratios. The 32 is handy I guess if you ever go for some hilly sportive (ha! Whenever that's allowed..!)


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