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Just to subvert your expectations I rode 50/34 11-28 up Sa Calobra last week. It was fine. (I would have been faster spinning up at 100 RPM though)

There is a place for that sort of thing... It's just not any of the roads in the UK, on any bike that is going to be ridden in bad weather, for anyone weighing more than 75kg, on any bike weighing more than 10 kg or whatever. And fine on race bikes as well I guess. And if you've got twice my FTP. Basically like 5% of all cyclists need that gearing.

Edit: to unsubvert your expectations the reason that I used that cassette is because I was too much of a #cheapskate to buy a new derailleur.