Originally Posted by
roby
Now plug -8% grade and you get 35mph. drop the calculation to 1 watt and you get 32. In other words, you're better off with a good tuck than less tuck + spinning a compact/11 IMO. especially if it equates to better gear selection to climb, which is where it's really needed. And yeah, I guess I sustain a bit more power than that, but I'm 200lbs
Interesting. You have a point, all I can say is that I have 250 miles on my 11-32 cassette and I haven't noticed any gearing deficiencies.
Biggest gaps between gears on SRAM PG1070 11-32 is and SRAM PG1070 12-32 are identical, in the same place, and just under 16% (19 to 22). 11-32 has a 15% gap going from 13 to 15, 12-32 has an additional 14 chainring.