11-28,29 or 30 ?

"Jens Kr. Kirkebø" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I'm looking to buy a new FS MTB next spring, probably a Giant NRS2. But I'm not very satisfied
with the cassette options on 9-speed MTBs. My current 8-speed MTB has a 24-34-42 front and a 11-30
rear. Both the low gear of 24-30 and the high gear of 42-11 is perfect for me, I don't need any
lower or higher gears.

The NRS2 (as most other mountain-bikes) has a 22-32-44 front and a 11-34 rear. This gives me a
ridiculously low gear of 22-34 which I will never use. I would much rather the extra gear I get by
moving to 9-speed be used for a closer ratio. Especially the jump from 4th to 5th is too big for
me on my current bike. 11-28 with a 22 front would give me the same ratio as the old 11-30 with a
24 front. 11-29 and 11-30 would also be acceptable, but all I can find is 11-32 or 12-27 (road).

Is it possible to get a 11-28 (or 29 or 30) cassette or to build one from two others ?

If not, why is there no market for such a MTB/Road hybrid cassette ? I use my bike more on
pavement (commuting) than on technical singletrack (fun).

Jens:

Check out:

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...the "high and wide" looks like exactly what you need. An alternative would be to swap the inner
chainring for something bigger.

--Josh

Jens Kr. Kirkebø said:

Is it possible to get a 11-28 (or 29 or 30) cassette or to build one from two others ?

I believe that Sheldon Brown of Harris Cyclery sells one. That would be less costly than making your
own out of 2. If you choose to do that:

Take the 12/13 off of a 12/27. Take the 32 off of a loose cog 11/32. Use the 12/13 from the 12/27
with the 11 - - 14-28 to make 11,12,13,14,16,18,21,24,28. The cutouts from the 12/27 line up with
the 11 and then 14. A money saving hint is that when a 12/27 gets is worn, the 12 and 13 are
usually ok. The 15,17,19 are the cogs that get shot. Use just the 12/27 and when it gets worn, buy
the 11/32.

Jens Kr. Kirkebø said:

I'm looking to buy a new FS MTB next spring, probably a Giant NRS2. But I'm not very satisfied
with the cassette options on 9-speed MTBs. My current 8-speed MTB has a 24-34-42 front and a 11-30
rear. Both the low gear of 24-30 and the high gear of 42-11 is perfect for me, I don't need any
lower or higher gears.

The NRS2 (as most other mountain-bikes) has a 22-32-44 front and a 11-34 rear. This gives me a
ridiculously low gear of 22-34 which I will never use. I would much rather the extra gear I get by
moving to 9-speed be used for a closer ratio. Especially the jump from 4th to 5th is too big for
me on my current bike. 11-28 with a 22 front would give me the same ratio as the old 11-30 with a
24 front. 11-29 and 11-30 would also be acceptable, but all I can find is 11-32 or 12-27 (road).

Is it possible to get a 11-28 (or 29 or 30) cassette or to build one from two others ?

If not, why is there no market for such a MTB/Road hybrid cassette ? I use my bike more on
pavement (commuting) than on technical singletrack (fun).

I couldn't tell whether you are looking for an eight or a nine cassette. Shimano has 8v cassettes in
26, 28, 30 and 34. Shimano 9v are 25, 27, 32, 34 only (??)

If not one of those, maybe look at the SRAM cassettes. Light, nice shifting, reasonable prices and
more sizes available including 8v 28 and 32 but oddly 9v 26, 32, 34 only (??) If you choose the type
3, 5, or seven ( not the more expensive type 9) you can mix-n-match cogs.

--
Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971

Josh Gatts said:

Check out:

sheldonbrown.comk7.htmlOpen ↗

...the "high and wide" looks like exactly what you need. An alternative would be to swap the inner
chainring for something bigger.

Excellent! Just what I was looking for, I'm definately gonna order one of those before I
get the bike.

To swap the inner chainring would not help though, as I'm after closer ratio on the middle and large
chainring for road use.

A Muzi said:

If not one of those, maybe look at the SRAM cassettes. Light, nice shifting, reasonable prices and
more sizes available including 8v 28 and 32 but oddly 9v 26, 32, 34 only (??) If you choose the
type 3, 5, or seven ( not the more expensive type 9) you can mix-n-match cogs.

Interesting. If I could remove the 32 (or 34) from a 7.0 cassette and add a 13 it would do what
I wanted. So the large cogs are removable from the 7.0 and not connected in a spider module ?
Does there exist 13's to be bought, or can I use one from the PG-970 road cassette ? Or from a
Shimano maybe ?

Quoted message said:

Is it possible to get a 11-28 (or 29 or 30) cassette or to build one from two others ?

If not, why is there no market for such a MTB/Road hybrid cassette ? I use my bike more on
pavement (commuting) than on technical singletrack (fun).

see "Why is Shimano so hated by some?".