Cassette?
08-05-18, 01:44 PM
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Cassette?
Yesterday's ride was a tough one. Lots of hills. We have one that's well known around here for bring pretty tough. It came near the end of our ride. Long story short I had to stop near the top. I was just plain out of gas. I know I have to work on my endurance and strength. I didnt walk it. I took a breather and rode it out. What is a good rear cassette to use. I have a campy 10speed drivetrain. The cassette that is on the bike is a 12-25. What are good useable options. The crank is a compact.
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11-29
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^ Pretty much it. That option will give you a noticeably lower gear, and depending on the length of your chain, may be the only change you need. You may need a longer chain depending on the current one is sized, and you might just want a new chain to go with a new cassette, particularly if the current chain has some wear.
Other opotions could give you a lower gear, but may bring on other changes, depending on the rest of your current setup
Other opotions could give you a lower gear, but may bring on other changes, depending on the rest of your current setup
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The option, of course, is to leave the bike alone, and just to work on the endurance, and perhaps body weight.
Not everyone climbs with huge gears in the rear and tiny ones in front.
Not everyone climbs with huge gears in the rear and tiny ones in front.
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You can do both. Get the 29 and keep riding up the hill. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
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No shame in using an 11-29
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08-05-18, 04:01 PM
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To all the above posters, there's no 11-29 for Campag 10 speed.
In official Campag options, your options are 12-27 or 12-30 in Centaur, or a 13-29 in Veloce. If you use a Miche cassette you can get a 12-29. You might have trouble with cage length if you have a short-cage derailleur, particularly if running a 12-29 or 12-30. You'd have to run the chain slightly too long (where it rubs in small-small combinations) to ensure that it is long enough to function in the big-big combination.
In official Campag options, your options are 12-27 or 12-30 in Centaur, or a 13-29 in Veloce. If you use a Miche cassette you can get a 12-29. You might have trouble with cage length if you have a short-cage derailleur, particularly if running a 12-29 or 12-30. You'd have to run the chain slightly too long (where it rubs in small-small combinations) to ensure that it is long enough to function in the big-big combination.
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Both my road bikes have a short cage derailleur and I was told that a 28 was as big as I could go.
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To all the above posters, there's no 11-29 for Campag 10 speed.
In official Campag options, your options are 12-27 or 12-30 in Centaur, or a 13-29 in Veloce. If you use a Miche cassette you can get a 12-29. You might have trouble with cage length if you have a short-cage derailleur, particularly if running a 12-29 or 12-30. You'd have to run the chain slightly too long (where it rubs in small-small combinations) to ensure that it is long enough to function in the big-big combination.
In official Campag options, your options are 12-27 or 12-30 in Centaur, or a 13-29 in Veloce. If you use a Miche cassette you can get a 12-29. You might have trouble with cage length if you have a short-cage derailleur, particularly if running a 12-29 or 12-30. You'd have to run the chain slightly too long (where it rubs in small-small combinations) to ensure that it is long enough to function in the big-big combination.
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I run Di2 6770 short cage, and needed a little extra grunt for a couple hill climbs, so I picked up a Tiagra 11-30. Not knowing any better, or whether it would work or not, is the reasoning behind that choice. I put it on, and son of a gun if it didn't work.
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Strategy can also help get you over long climbs. I don’t try to keep pace with riders who are way smaller or way more fit than me. I try to hold a pace that keeps me just under what I think I can handle for the climb. I feel like it allows me head room to go a little harder during steeper sections and then bring it back again as the climb flattens out. Most important is not to go so hard that you pop before you are close to the top.
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I'm still new to cycling. I know I have a lot to learn. I have a long way to go to get my strength and endurance in check. I'm not in terrible shape though. Just gotta keep chipping away at it.
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Road bike - 50/34 with an 11/32 11 speed cassette
TT bike - 54/44 with an 11/23 10 speed cassette
TT bike - 54/44 with an 11/23 10 speed cassette
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+1 for getting wider range gearing. If lower gears help you do more riding, and spend more of each hill pedalling rather than walking, it can only help your fitness.
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Campy 13-29 for $40 if you don't need an 11 or 12. Some prefer the extra middle gears and are happy to coast if they run out of top end gear.
https://www.probikekit.com/bicycle-c.../10779835.html
You'll probably need a longer chain, unless yours is already a bit on the long side.
https://www.probikekit.com/bicycle-c.../10779835.html
You'll probably need a longer chain, unless yours is already a bit on the long side.
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