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Old 08-23-19, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by HTupolev
It is not. 11->13 and 25->27 are both 2-tooth jumps, but 13/11 is more than twice as wide a ratio as 27/25. Because the number of teeth on cogs must be integer, it's almost impossible for the spacing to be even. For instance, a 3-speed cassette with cogs of 12-18-27 would have even spacing, because each cog is 50% larger than the previous.
Sorry. What I meant is that each cog increases by a count of two from 11 to 27.
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