Originally Posted by redlude97

The way he phrased the original post implied that it was more hypothetical than just what cassette he wanted for his particular needs. He didn't bring up 13xX for compacts, which I would agree some people would be better served with. He brought up 11s, which would imply a new groupset which would also most likely mean a new crank. At that point using a compact would make more sense for his riding style and fitness, one starting with a 12T and a 48/50T ring would address. I also never brought up 50x11, but a 12-25 and 12-28 11 speed cassette is available, and 50x12 and 53x13 are pretty close to the same gear ratio. Like a initially said 53/39 13-26 is redundant with a combination of already available cranks and cassettes