Originally Posted by
skreee
It's not on any frame yet, BUT, I'm expecting all this to go on a Long Haul Trucker. I'm ditching the cassette basically because I know nothing about touring, and everyone seems to be warning me against using a racing cassette.
No point in ditching the 11-23 cassette. It'll be perfectly good for flat land riding with no load or even lightly loaded. Install the 12-28 when you expect any long and/or steep climbing.
Brad