Petition to Shimano to introduce cassettes starting with 14

[ianrauk]

They do already. a 14-28 CS6800.

That's only 11 speed though isn't it?
I would need a 10 speed

 

[Nibor]

I use a 46 30 compact

 

[Pale Rider]

I don't have a cassette - on my main bike.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I don't own a TV...

 

[Dogtrousers]

Can't you get custom cassettes (at a price)? Pick-n-mix your own sprockets, Woollies style.

I'm sure I've read about such a thing. Maybe I dreamed it.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Typically the bigger jumps between gears are at the larger end of the cassette, so why not a 11-23 or 11-25 cassette with 2 or 3 teeth off of the chainring? That way the whole drivetrain is smaller and lighter (and cheaper?).

Yes, but I'd still be stuck with 11 and 12t sprockets which I never use. Like a great many people my days of chewing the stem are gone and I'd rather have a range of usable gears with a couple of dinner plates for the longer and steeper climbs. I've never had to walk down a hill because my gears were too low.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Can't you get custom cassettes (at a price)? Pick-n-mix your own sprockets, Woollies style.

I'm sure I've read about such a thing. Maybe I dreamed it.

That used to be the case with Campag at least when splined hubs first appeared.

 

[andrew_s]

That's only 11 speed though isn't it?
I would need a 10 speed

Miche Primato 14-28, 13-30 and 14-30 10 speed here: https://kidsracing.co.uk/collection...tish-cycling-triathlon-gearing-rollout-limits

The main market for cassettes ending at 13 or 14 is for junior racing, where they aren't allowed to use gears higher than whatever the limit is.
Once you're aware of that, googling is easier.

 

[CXRAndy]

I use the 11t with a 48t chainring. I can use it on the flat around 70rpm, even faster with a group ride

 

[Eziemnaik]

I use the 11t with a 48t chainring. I can use it on the flat around 70rpm, even faster with a group ride

Good for you but I am not trying to take it away from you.
Fairly common setup on most of the new bikes includes 50x11 gear.
At 80rpm (not high by any margain) pushes you at over 30mph.
I mean if I could sustain that without a hurricane blowing from behind on a flat I would be racing competitively but I can't so I would like an option of a tighter spaced cassette that's not twice as expensive as standard shimano one

 

[DCBassman]

Bring back triples, I say.

Bring 'em back? In my little cycling world, they're all there is...
OK, I do have one bike with a single too!

 

[ianrauk]

Miche Primato 14-28, 13-30 and 14-30 10 speed here: https://kidsracing.co.uk/collection...tish-cycling-triathlon-gearing-rollout-limits

The main market for cassettes ending at 13 or 14 is for junior racing, where they aren't allowed to use gears higher than whatever the limit is.
Once you're aware of that, googling is easier.

Cheers
14/28 sold out.. gah!

 

[Stompier]

The main market for cassettes ending at 13 or 14 is for junior racing, where they aren't allowed to use gears higher than whatever the limit is.

6.93m (52/16) for Youth A/U16 and 7.93m (52/14) for junior

To the OP, yes a Miche cassette might cost slightly more - but things for which there are generally less demand generally do cost more. If Shimano made one, it would be a similar price for the same likely reasons.

 

[CXRAndy]

You could

Cheers
14/28 sold out.. gah!

Do it with shimano CS 6600 14-25 and a11-28

 

[Jenkins]

Cheers
14/28 sold out.. gah!

13-29 at CRC for £40