I signed up for Lake Placid 70.3 next year, and I am trying to decide on the cassette. It is between an 11-28 or a 14-28. I am intrigued by the 14-28, so I am curious about everyone's thoughts.
I ride 52-36 chainrings with a 11-25 cassette. However, I like the closer spacing, so I just switched to a 11-23 for my everyday and race setup. I rode a century on my TT bike a couple years ago with 12K feet climbing on a 11-28, so I know that the 28 is good enough for the worst of climbing. But, I do not like the spacing of the 11-28 because there are big jumps between gears. That is what makes the 14-28 intriguing... not as many big jumps at the big end of the gearing. I think that I very rarely use the 11 or 12, so I am not sure if I would be giving up much, since I usually stop pedaling at around 35 MPH down hills in an HIM.
Anyone use or consider a "junior" 14-28 cassette for a race with a lot of climbing.
I ride 52-36 chainrings with a 11-25 cassette. However, I like the closer spacing, so I just switched to a 11-23 for my everyday and race setup. I rode a century on my TT bike a couple years ago with 12K feet climbing on a 11-28, so I know that the 28 is good enough for the worst of climbing. But, I do not like the spacing of the 11-28 because there are big jumps between gears. That is what makes the 14-28 intriguing... not as many big jumps at the big end of the gearing. I think that I very rarely use the 11 or 12, so I am not sure if I would be giving up much, since I usually stop pedaling at around 35 MPH down hills in an HIM.
Anyone use or consider a "junior" 14-28 cassette for a race with a lot of climbing.