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Originally Posted by cubewheels
Not everyone starts at >11 speed cassette. Most riders I know started with 8 speed cassette. It never bothered them and was totally happy with it......Until they upgraded to >10 speed cassette.
I started with six cogs, and it was a matter of choosing carefully. I chose to go without the rarely used extremes so I'd have the cogs I wanted often.
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