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Originally Posted by
rootboy
To me, "corn cob" means 13-17 or 13-19, etc. IMO, 13-21 or above doesn't qualify.
Depends on the number of cogs on the cogset. A 12-21 eight speed is the tightest eight speed cassette currently sold by Shimano. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 & 21 qualifies as a corncob.
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