help in wanting to switch cassette from 13t to 11t
01-26-11, 02:06 PM
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11t and 12t and.....well, honestly 13t cogs are useless high gears for me. I just learned to spin faster and occasionally coast on downhills. A 14-32t with a 28t next to the 32t is my preferred cluster....7 or 8 speed.
YMMV -- it completely depends on how you like to ride and where you ride, etc.
YMMV -- it completely depends on how you like to ride and where you ride, etc.
01-26-11, 02:49 PM
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11t and 12t and.....well, honestly 13t cogs are useless high gears for me. I just learned to spin faster and occasionally coast on downhills. A 14-32t with a 28t next to the 32t is my preferred cluster....7 or 8 speed.
YMMV -- it completely depends on how you like to ride and where you ride, etc.
YMMV -- it completely depends on how you like to ride and where you ride, etc.
01-26-11, 03:06 PM
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I can spin relatively smoothly for short intervals, at up to 160 rpm or so. But there's no power there. My power starts falling off above 100 rpm, so I gear accordingly. Within those constraints, a 53/12 gear is good for just about 35 mph. I don't hit that a lot on flat ground, but OTOH, I do occasionally need to up-shift from there if I'm going for a particularly well-contested sign sprint.
