Originally Posted by
RockiesDad
I have two wheelsets. One with a 11-28T and the second with 11-34T cassette. I am currently using the 11-28T and was wondering if I need to shorten the chain when using this cassette. It works fine but was wondering if it would shift better or if there is something detrimental that I should be aware of by using the longer chain?
The 11-34 cassette probably includes a 28-tooth cog, right? What you are doing seems perfectly fine to me. I used to be all about running my chains as short as possible, but these days I sometimes leave in extra links in case I want to increase chainring size.