What cassette is best for climbing?
For hill climbing and mountainous terrain, we recommend a road cassette such as the 11-32T SRAM Red 22 XG1190 11 Speed Cassette (A2), or the 11-34T Shimano Ultegra R8000 11 Speed Cassette.
What do bike cassette numbers mean?
Your cassette is an integral part of your bike’s drivetrain. A cassette may therefore be sized as 11-32t. The first number refers to the number of teeth on the smallest sprocket (the highest gear, for fast pedalling at speed) and the second number to the biggest sprocket (the lowest gear, for climbing hills).
Can you change cassette size?
In most cases when increasing the cassette ratio the chain needs to be taller to prevent the derailleur from stress positions on big cogs and also to maintain smoother shifting performance, you can change it to a new one or add some links to the current chain. calculating the new chain length is simple.
What is the difference between 11 28 and 11 34 cassette?
As shown, the maximum speed is the same with the 11 tooth cog and the 11-28 and 11-30 cassettes share the same gearing combinations until the largest three cogs. However, the 11-34 cassette has easier gearing in every combination except while in the 11 tooth cog.
What gear combination is best for going uphill?
Low Gear = Easy = Good for Climbing: The “low” gear on your bike is the smallest chain ring in the front and the largest cog on your cassette (rear gears). In this position, the pedaling will be the easiest and you’ll be able to pedal uphill with the smallest amount of resistance.
How do I choose a cassette ratio?
The rule of thumb for choosing the right bike cassette is that the closer the number of “teeth” from the largest and the smallest cogs, the smaller the variation between gears, which ensures a smooth gear change.
What does a 28 inch bike mean?
The 28 inch wheel is often referred to as a “29er” wheel in mountain biking. 29er bicycles have the largest wheel size available for mountain bikes at 622 mm, which is identical in diameter to the common road bike wheel size, 700c.
How many teeth does a 11/28 cassette have?
Standard Setup Currently, the most common gearing setup on new road bikes is a 50/34 chainset with an 11-28 cassette. This means that the big and small chainring have 50 and 34 teeth, respectively, and the cassette’s smallest cog has 11 teeth and its largest cog has 28 teeth.