Road Cycling - Cassette size with triple

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Saher
10-21-04, 05:12 PM
Anyone had any problems with putting a compact cassette (like 11-21) on a triple? Got a 12-25 on there now, but want to get more use out of the big (front) gear. The cassette should be replaced anyway, so I figure this would be the time to make a change...

meb
10-21-04, 07:11 PM
Anyone had any problems with putting a compact cassette (like 11-21) on a triple? Got a 12-25 on there now, but want to get more use out of the big (front) gear. The cassette should be replaced anyway, so I figure this would be the time to make a change...

If you want more use of you big ring you want to go to bigger sprockets not smaller like an 11.

If you want closer ratios, a closer ratio cassette is a step in that direction.
Tarantula
10-21-04, 08:20 PM
I run the Dura Ace triple which means that the 2 big rings are 53/39. These match my double bike and because of that I run the same cassette on both. This is so that it is easier to jump between bikes. If I know that big hills are in order, the triple goes out and I have a bail out set of gears. The cassette that I run at the beginning of the season is a SRAM 12-26 and now I'm running the 12-23 on both bikes.
Hills are my friends. Happy riding.

SSP
10-21-04, 08:32 PM
I ride where it's pretty mountainous - grades of 8-10% are fairly common and I've done over 175,000 feet of climbing in 3,400 miles so far this year.

I was running an Ultegra 12-27 for the last few years, but just swapped it out for an 11-23. I did my first ride on it earlier today, and so far I like it a lot. Closer ratios, and a higher top end. Of course, the proof will come when I'm 5 miles into a climb and the road tips up to 12% or so... :D
SteveE
10-21-04, 08:46 PM
I ride where it's pretty mountainous - grades of 8-10% are fairly common and I've done over 175,000 feet of climbing in 3,400 miles so far this year. Slightly off-thread, but a guy I know just recorded 1,000,000 ft. of climbing last weekend.
Saher
10-22-04, 07:46 AM
Thanks for the response folks. I should've mentioned that a closer ratio is what I'm going for. Having a higher top end for downhill downwind (30mph is common here) runs should be fun, too. :D