Originally Posted by
road195
Power, of the net! I found that a short cage rear, will handle all the Record cassettes. And they made a 13/26 which sounds, rare?
13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-23-26 is my favorite 10 speed cassette with one tooth jumps through the 19.
Eddy Merckx dominated the pro peloton with a 52x13 big gear and I'm no Eddy; past 30 MPH down-hill it's faster to tuck; and sprinting even 39x14 is a 30 MPH gear.
Conversely, cruising along there are a lot of situations where 17 is big, 19 is small, and 18 is just right.