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21-06.-2006, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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What cassettes best 11/32 11/34 etc etc
I have just built up a Giant (with help from a friend) but am unsure which 9 speed cassette to fit(I am running on Deore 9 speed rear mech and xt shifters, but I am not sure what the 11/32 or 11/34 bit means (well I am a novice) what would be best for me ? I am really after something to be easier to peddle up hill as I live in the Espuna mountains of southern Spain am 49 years old and 15 stone plus but want to get fit eventually.
Some advice would be appreciated. |
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21-06.-2006, 10:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Perth (Basso), West Australia
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Re: What cassettes best 11/32 11/34 etc etc
11-32, 11-34, there is not a lot in it, whichever you have handy. The Crankset may be more important. What have you chosen there?? The smallest chainrng, something not too big I hope, a 22 or 24 tooth, the rest (middle, big) not so important with the big hills.
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21-06.-2006, 10:47 PM
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Re: What cassettes best 11/32 11/34 etc etc
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OR, if a 28t is the largest cog you normally need, then having the 32t to bail out on will be slightly BETTER because the overall weight of the cassette will be a little less. Oh, you know, it could just be me ... I use the LAST cog in the cassette for bailing-out ... dead weight most of the time, and the second to the last cog is the largest "normally" used. Since you seem to have both available to you, I would recommend that you start with the 11-34 BASED ON HOW I SPEC MY CASSETTE ... you may find that the 30t is a bit too easy, or not. |
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