Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
I know SRAM makes a cassette like that because I have one. and instead of the 11, you get a 16, filling in the gap between 15 and 17 very nicely. Works great on flats and my rationale was that I don't care if I spin out going down hill, I'm not racing.
Mechanically, it probably wouldn't work but it wouldn't bother me if a cassette went from 11 to 14, and then up one at a time.
Yeah, a 16 cog is good.
That 15-16-17 tooth series is great for 20-25 mph speeds on the flats. I want close shifts there, where I'm working hard to keep up with the group.
For me, the 50 chainring puts these three cogs at 21-25 mph, which is fast for me.
The 52 chainring moves them up to 23-27 mph, faster than I can maintain for very long.
But I can see why some riders really like the 36-52. Riders have big differences in flat roads speeds, and variations in their preferred cadences.