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Old 03-07-12 | 01:53 PM
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Bikes: Three road bikes. Two track bikes.

If you have a fluid trainer, the spacing between gears on a 12-30 is going to really mess with your trainer efforts. If you have a magnetic trainer, then you'll be okay. You don't get speed by varying the cassette. What you get is closer gear spacing. FWIW, I consider the 12-25 to be your basic training cassette. It's a good compromise. Pair it with a standard crankset if you are relatively strong, a compact if you are not.
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