Originally Posted by WheresWaldo
Now if I could only get rid of the one odd gap in the rear cluster. 11-34 is just too wide, what I would really like is an 11-30 cluster. It used to be that freehubs had individual sprockets and spacers so you could mix and match gearing as needed. I guess those days are over!

No no, you can still do it. Just not all models of Shimano clusters are breakable.
I believe that on the road models, 105 and up are mix-and-match. Not sure about the MTB models...but this is definitely still doable.
-Greg