Originally Posted by shelleyspins

this thread just caught my eye - I don't want to hijack it but I have a related question. You can always tell me to go get my own thread but the ambiance is so nice here...

Today I was told that I need to replace my chain and cassette - the chain is totally believable but I held off because it seemed unlikely that the cassette was that badly worn. I bought my bike up 7 months ago from a friend who had put less than 50 miles on it then hung it on her wall to gather dust. Since October I've put about 1300 miles (it's been rainy) on it and have been not totally bad about cleaning and lubing the chain; I've taken apart and cleaned the cassette once.

So anyway I'm accepting that I need a new chain and not convinced about the cassette, especially after reading this thread. I was thinking though that when I do replace it I want to get something that makes more sense than just whatever came stock. I have a triple (30/39/50) with a 12 - 27 in the rear. I pretty much never use my 30 (but the times that I do use it I am very glad to have it) and I rarely find myself in the 39 - 27 or 39 - 24. I do on occasion begin to spin out the 50 - 12 (yes, on a flat road) - not saying I can hold that pace for long put it does happen, a little more each month.

But if I'm going to be replacing the cassette anyway is there a cassette that would be better suited for me?