Do 10sp cassettes offer enough ratios for you?
12-07-21, 02:34 AM
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It's not a night and day difference but a narrower, smaller chain actually is weaker. It's really more noticeable on single speed chains, 3/32 vs 1/8. You won't see track racers running a 3/32.
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12-07-21, 03:08 AM
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https://zerofrictioncycling.com.au/chaintesting/
N=1, but personally, I run 11 speed Dura-ace with a good lube, the chain is fine after 6500km+, and I'm not shy to ride in the big ring and crosschain or shift under torque. The last two chains I changed at 6,652.1 km and 6,351.4 km respectively (tracking mileage via Strava), and they weren't worn down to death yet - in the first case I needed a longer chain because I added an OSPW cage, and in the second case I had my first IM coming around and I wanted everything to be perfect.
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Relevant to this thread, what’s the furthest up a 11-32 10spd cassette you can go in 1t steps?
Shimano goes 11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32. I’d personally trade some of those bigger cogs for a 13 and even a 15. But not to the point of paying through the nose for a custom cassette.
Shimano goes 11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32. I’d personally trade some of those bigger cogs for a 13 and even a 15. But not to the point of paying through the nose for a custom cassette.
12-08-21, 08:50 PM
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Relevant to this thread, what’s the furthest up a 11-32 10spd cassette you can go in 1t steps?
Shimano goes 11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32. I’d personally trade some of those bigger cogs for a 13 and even a 15. But not to the point of paying through the nose for a custom cassette.
Shimano goes 11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32. I’d personally trade some of those bigger cogs for a 13 and even a 15. But not to the point of paying through the nose for a custom cassette.
I just bought an 11 speed bike with an 11-28. I missed my 16 so I bought an 11-25. I’ve never had anything bigger than a 23 and only really used my 12-21.
I still remember in my younger days using a 52/42 with a 13-18 straight block rear and climbed everything.
12-08-21, 09:37 PM
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Besides which, I’m looking for the 32 for a gravel/off-road bike, and I wouldn’t get up the trails I plan on using it for on 42x24.
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12-09-21, 12:57 AM
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55-42 is still on sale and fits on Shimano compact cranksets; got it on a TT bike but ehhhh it's not the sort of thing I'd take up some local 10+% climbs, which I'll gladly take on my road bike. Then again I wouldn't take the TT bike down the same descents, so that's fair that it's not good for climbing up them.
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Looking at my bike shopping for 2022, and I've come to the realization that maybe sticking with Shimano 10sp is going to simplify most of my fleet:
Has anyone else settled on 10sp drive-trains for their general road bikes?
- eCommuter: currently 1x10
- Drop bar rd: currently 3x10 (likely replace with a new bike in 2022 with GRX 2x10)
- Flat bar rd: currently 3x10
- Mtb hardtail: currently 2x9
- Mtb trail: currently 1x11 (replacing with a Scott Spark 960 with Shimano XTd 1x12)
Has anyone else settled on 10sp drive-trains for their general road bikes?
24/38t chainrings, 11-46 cassette with a Wheels MFG extender
12-09-21, 02:11 AM
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YES! Especially if the cassette has a small cog of 12 versus 11. I use a Shimano Tiagra 4600 Group with 3X crank. More than meets my needs and has been bulletproof. My second bike is a 2X5 vintage Peugeot with 14-28 freewheel. It was fine when I was younger, now it is less than optimal, in the same way an old car with a 4 speed clutch. But BOTH are still fun, but not my daily driver/ride.
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Relevant to this thread, what’s the furthest up a 11-32 10spd cassette you can go in 1t steps?
Shimano goes 11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32. I’d personally trade some of those bigger cogs for a 13 and even a 15. But not to the point of paying through the nose for a custom cassette.
Shimano goes 11-12-14-16-18-20-22-25-28-32. I’d personally trade some of those bigger cogs for a 13 and even a 15. But not to the point of paying through the nose for a custom cassette.
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