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use SRAM cassettes instead of Shimano, they have much more linear ratio gaps
I've just bought a couple of SRAM cassettes (fucking SRAM!) because (I think) they are all steel, whereas the Shimano cassettes have the two lowest gears in aluminium which wear out before the rest of the cassette.
If anyone knows where to get the lowest three cogs on a Shimano MTB cassette as a spare part, I'm all ears.
hippy-
The cheaper Shimano (Deore)cassettes are all-steel and the intermediate ( SLX) have just the largest in aluminium
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If anyone knows where to get the lowest three cogs on a Shimano MTB cassette as a spare part
Download the EV PDF, make a note of the part number, order from any LBS who deals with Madison, discover that the cost is more than a whole cassette🙂
leggy_blonde
gbj_tester
Just put on a bigger chainring? (And use SRAM cassettes instead of Shimano, they have much more linear ratio gaps)
Your gears should be so that in a full gas flat sprint (1500W, 65kph) you are in the 13 or maybe the 12. The 11 or 10 is for descending at 70-80kph when you are are putting out much less power, aerodynamics is much more crucial and you are focusing on cornering and following the wheels.
No one can be bothered with half-step triples and shit in a race situation (TTs excepted perhaps)