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The 10t cog 12 speed cassette with the sub compact rings could give you the best of both worlds. Maybe.
Not maybe, definitely. It's a simple matter of ratios.
With 12-speed AXS 48/35 x 10-33, you get a higher hard gear than 52x11, and a lower easy gear than 34x32, 32x30 and 30x28, with small cassette jumps.
If you don't need the equivalent of a 52x11 top gear (who does besides pros), you can go for smaller chainrings to get a lower easy gear if you keep the same cassette, or get a smaller range cassette and decrease the cassette jumps even more.
Only thing is you need a 'special' hub to accommodate the 10t cassette cog.
Tijs-
Well, the grain between gears is coarser though, I am not sure how good that is.
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Yeah I just being flippant with the 'maybe'
I've not actually ridden a 12 speed set up yet so cant really say much about it.
Do the 12 speed axs cassettes offer smaller jumps between each cog?Edit - just googled and see that it does indeed offer closer ratios. lots of 1t jumps.
Thats something that I'd like and obviously a lot of other folk would.Pitty I bought 11 speed etap on sale just before axs came out
steelest
TotalShanner
Yeah I think sub compact chainrings is becoming the new norm. The 10t cog 12 speed cassette with the sub compact rings could give you the best of both worlds. Maybe.