Originally Posted by
rm -rf
I posted about my
14-32 fast-group-rides-with-hills combo cassette in
another post.
Good:
Lots of close shifts above 20 mph, and low gears for very steep climbs.
Bad:
Having to shift 4 or 5 cogs when shifting the front ring. A 14-28 would have the same problem. My Di2 electric shifting makes this fast and easy.
Spinning out on even moderate downhills. I'll switch back to 11-28 or 11-32 if there's longer downhills, more than a mile long.
It's somewhat annoying on slower rides -- the 34 chainring doesn't go much higher than 16 mph, so cruising rides get a lot of front chainring shifts.
Oh yeah, I remember that thread.
I agree that ~95" could be a little limiting as a top gear, but it's nice that you can just hang out on the big ring for a lot of your riding with that 14-32. In a pinch, you could cross-chain to the bottom of your cassette for the leisurely rides.
Too bad there isn't a 13-X cassette for you to cannibalize!
Even Campagnolo seems to be giving up on selling 13-X cassettes.