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why no 11-20 cassette ?

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Old 04-05-10 | 04:02 AM
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why no 11-20 cassette ?

11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20

why not ?
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Because for most people, we need something lower than 20 once in a while. In the old days, for racing, we would use a straight block for criteriums, but now with 10 & 11 speeds you can have a straight block and a few lower gears at the same time.
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11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20

why not ?
Your knees would explode.
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Old 04-05-10 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Homebrew01
Because for most people, we need something lower than 20 once in a while. In the old days, for racing, we would use a straight block for criteriums, but now with 10 & 11 speeds you can have a straight block and a few lower gears at the same time.
11 speeds ? wazzat ?
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Originally Posted by NEUROSPORT
11 speeds ? wazzat ?
seriously?
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his guy has been trolling the general cycling forum for a while now, it looks like he has moved on to fresh targets who don't know his shtick. I suggest you guys ignore him. Move along, nothing to see here...
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The OP's a troll.

He's right about one thing:

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