Shimano CS-HG31 11-32T 8speed VS SRAM PG-850, 8 speed, 12-26
08-20-14, 02:38 PM
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Shimano CS-HG31 11-32T 8speed VS SRAM PG-850, 8 speed, 12-26
Which one will make hill climbing easier.
Sorry for the noob question. I am a new commuter. My commute consists of many hills.
Thanks for the replies.
Sorry for the noob question. I am a new commuter. My commute consists of many hills.
Thanks for the replies.
08-20-14, 03:28 PM
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Nothing matters, except tooth count, in your generic question.
Shimano/SRAM no difference, interchangeable in this instance.
Doesn't matter the chainrings......46 to 22 or 56 to 44.
The 32t gear will make hills easier than a 26t gear will.
In that general context, I would suggest a cassette that starts with at least 12t, you won't need an 11. Except for bombing down the other side of the hill.
Shimano/SRAM no difference, interchangeable in this instance.
Doesn't matter the chainrings......46 to 22 or 56 to 44.
The 32t gear will make hills easier than a 26t gear will.
In that general context, I would suggest a cassette that starts with at least 12t, you won't need an 11. Except for bombing down the other side of the hill.
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The cassette with the 32 will give much lower gearing than the 26. Take your bike's specs,and plug them in here:
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Gear Calculator
This will give you your gearing in gear inches or gain ratios(whichever is more meaningful to you). A low gear would be < 25"/1.9,a high gear would be > 100"/7.5. Just for ballpark figures,if your bike has 700x28 tires and the triple you mentioned,the cassette with the 26t low gear wold give you a 28.8" granny,the 32t would give you a 23.4".
Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Gear Calculator
This will give you your gearing in gear inches or gain ratios(whichever is more meaningful to you). A low gear would be < 25"/1.9,a high gear would be > 100"/7.5. Just for ballpark figures,if your bike has 700x28 tires and the triple you mentioned,the cassette with the 26t low gear wold give you a 28.8" granny,the 32t would give you a 23.4".
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Don't forget to change the chain - 32T is more than 26T - you need a longer chain.
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A 32T will make steep hills easier than a 26T, all else being equal, but no gear will make a steep hill easy. Keep working on that engine. 
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