Rob3rt
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Tend to agree.
11-30 road cassette
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Tend to agree.
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User6179
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Quite the opposite is true if the rider is quite heavy but powerful, he will need a wider range of gears .
Not quite true.
I'm 6'8 and 19 stone so I ride a triple with a 28 on the rear. But downhill I often hit 50mph or close. With a 12 i only ever got to 46.7 but have topped out at 51.3 with the 11 as the 12 often left me spinning to nothing.
Not every cyclist is 5'10 and 12stone
Now would you like to tell me what revved out is for you, I will tell you the difference roughly is about 10rpm at that speed or there about, as I said learn to pedal quicker. There is so many things that come into the equation on why you were going faster, I doubt it was only gear ratio.
Just cause you need a triple for climbing - doesnt mean you can't do an 11 tooth lower gear justice - but this isn't the thread to argue it on
for what its worth i looked for an 11-30 and couldn't find one, but found plenty of 12-30's in tiagra and ultegra
for what its worth i looked for an 11-30 and couldn't find one, but found plenty of 12-30's in tiagra and ultegra
Dusty Bin
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if you get to the point where you are spinning out on 50/12, then you are better off just tucking in and freewheeling.
400bhp
Guru
+1
How many hills are there in the Uk that warrant the use of 1n 11 for more than, say 30 seconds??
If you want to skip a gear I recently bought a 9 speed tiagra 11-30t from chain reaction for about £15 .
the_mikey
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I'm happy with my 12-28 on my winter bike, I've never been in a situation where I wished I had an 11t on the cassette.
400bhp
Guru
The OP asked if anyone knew of an 11-30 ten speed cassette and gets a load of advice on how he doesn't need one
I need a chocolate fireguard.
Or a glass hammer.
Anyone got one?
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User6179
Guest
Every cyclist is the same, we all weigh the same and we all put out the same power , stands to reason we all need the same gearing 
gam001
Über Member
I have the 10-speed 11-32 cassette on my weekend bike and like it - SRAM PG 1070.
I think they do 11-28 / 11-32 close to what you want, but not 11-30.
Being heavy it allows me to spin up hills better and also motor down the other side whilst keeping pedalling - good endurance training! The only downside is that the gap between gears is bigger than usual and sometimes you will feel in between the optimum gear - pros and cons.
(You can still train low/high cadence pedalling technique on this cassette on certain days - if that's what you want - by not using the extreme gears, but at least you have the option.)
Example one here, but I'd search around for a better price (mine was around £50, so not inexpensive)...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sram-Road-P...384813344&sr=8-10&keywords=sram+1070+cassette
Best of luck
I think they do 11-28 / 11-32 close to what you want, but not 11-30.
Being heavy it allows me to spin up hills better and also motor down the other side whilst keeping pedalling - good endurance training! The only downside is that the gap between gears is bigger than usual and sometimes you will feel in between the optimum gear - pros and cons.
(You can still train low/high cadence pedalling technique on this cassette on certain days - if that's what you want - by not using the extreme gears, but at least you have the option.)
Example one here, but I'd search around for a better price (mine was around £50, so not inexpensive)...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sram-Road-P...384813344&sr=8-10&keywords=sram+1070+cassette
Best of luck
Flying Dodo
It'll soon be summer
It's not always about maximum speed. I like an 11 because at about 16-17 mph, that suits my cadence for a nicer steady pace. On a 12, I find I'm spinning a bit more than I like long term on the flat.
uclown2002
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