Originally Posted by
The Chemist
What's wrong with the gearing ranges? I upgraded to 11 speed from 9 speed, and I got an 11-36 cassette which is basically the same as the 11-32 9 speed cassette I was using previously, but with one additional gear in the 11-32 range and the additional 36 at the top. I thought that was a great upgrade.
While the validity of needed an 11t can be debated, a SRAM 11 speed 11-36 (11-12-13-15-17-19-22-25-28-32-36) cassette solves a problem that a lot of wide range cassettes have, the 3 tooth jump between 17 and 20 or 18 and 21. While I think a 19-21 would be better, the 19-22 is acceptable.
At least it doesn’t have an 11-13 gap that some 8/9 speed cassettes have.
John