Originally Posted by
Liveon2wheels
.......I have not used all of the gears on the cassette equally, preferring the middle to high cogs, and I definitely favour the high gear on the chain ring........
Chances are something like a 12/13-23/25 cassette may be more useful to you with a bit more utilization of the middle ring?
The main thing is to have a low enough gear for your worst situation.
Spinning out on your highest gear on rare occasion is really small potatoes. Save your energy for the uphill portions.