Thinking of getting a new cassette

[Peteaud]

I'm going to try a 30 then. Hanger length is what LBS advised would be the problem with a 32 aswell

Thanks muchly gear guys

What bike?

someone on here might be running it already.

 

[JasonHolder]

What bike?

someone on here might be running it already.

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/chinese-alloy-frame-rrp-£125.157428/#post-3107194

 

[Boon 51]

In theory it should work on a SS 13th front using a 11-32 21th rear total 34th the total a SS 105 can cope with in theory.

Till you forget

I got two different things going on...
Specialized Comp 105 ( endurance).. I had an 11/32 cassette fitted with longer chain and he said I could use both the 34 and 50 rings..

Caad 8 105.. I was told not to use the 50 ring with the 11/32 only the 34.. something to do with the new wheel set up on the Caad 8 ?
Two different methods.. or is it two different bike fitters having there own view on things.
Dont know is my answer.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

as @Peteaud says there is a lot of grey area in specs. I run a 30-40-52 front with a 9sp 13-14-15-16-17-19-21-24-27 rear with a 7/8sp RD3300 GS it can just do a 28th though shimano say 27.

The thing to do is get it up on a stand and run through the gears and just see if it operates correctly and there is movement left on the RD, if so chances are it will work.

 

[GentlyBenevolent]

I've used a 12-30t cassette on my 105 SS RD / compact crank without problems. It let me get to the point of being able to spin up some steep hills, and can now do the same with an 11-28t cassette.

 

[Downward]

I know my Cube comes with a 12-32 cassette on the 105 RD-5701GS deraillieur .

Massive GearS !

 

[Kins]

Just buy a deore rear derailleur and put on what you like. Got one on my Giant SCR 2.0 and works fine with my STi Tiagra shifters. Wasn't expensive and when I took my bike for a service at Tredz he said he had seen quite a few bikes from the Valleys with them on.

 

[Kevoffthetee]

Sorry to drag this one out but I've just changed a 13-23t to a 13-26t and as a cycling newby find I can manage almost everything. I'm not the fittest nor the fatest but are we making it easier to prolong the ride or to just to make it easier?

 

[Kins]

Depends where you live and how many hills you've got around you. I live in the Welsh Valleys so unless you want to ride the boring main road, everywhere you go you have to climb. I am not the best climber so I stuck an 11-34 on. Hills which I used to find difficult I can get up, and ones that I used to get up in bottom gear I can stay in middle ring for. Really made a difference in confidence about tackling some of the longer climbs for me.

 

[GreigM]

I hate hills and they do put me off certain routes, my triban 5 has

Shimano SORA 50/39/30 triple crankset, 9-speed 12/25 cassette

Can I just buy any Shimano cassette even if they are listed as MTB? would I be able to go to 30t?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I hate hills and they do put me off certain routes, my triban 5 has

Shimano SORA 50/39/30 triple crankset, 9-speed 12/25 cassette

Can I just buy any Shimano cassette even if they are listed as MTB? would I be able to go to 30t?

yes with a 2013 sora but you might need to change the chain

 

[Widge]

I hate hills and they do put me off certain routes, my triban 5 has

Shimano SORA 50/39/30 triple crankset, 9-speed 12/25 cassette

Can I just buy any Shimano cassette even if they are listed as MTB? would I be able to go to 30t?

I have the Triban 3 with a 50/39/30 and changed the cassette to a 28t. This was right on the limit for the original 2300 rear derailleur so I swapped it for a new 'Claris' longer caged d/r and there is now bags of adjustment room on the mech. All things being equal, I see no reason why I couldn't now fit a 30t or beyond unless there are parameters I haven't considered! (You MAY need to change your chain length for instance and faff around with the 'b' screw adjustment)
I'm fairly sure the Sora mech on your T5 will be already a 'longer cage' version too.......these are generally fitted to triples to allow for the extra chain (and spoke/jockey wheel clearance) needed for a wide range cassette and higher tooth count/difference
Newer Shimano groupsets seem more capable of using 'larger' rear sprockets than the shorter 'old-skool' race bike systems allowed.

 

[Coggy]

I can recommend this. Got it for my 12th Birthday

 

[GreigM]

I am about to buy this cassette (11-28) to go on the Triban 5 just to give me a bit more gear on the rear up the hills (which I struggle on)

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-hg80-9-speed-cassette/

I know nothing about gears and chains, so will this be a straightforward swap?, my current cassette has done about 400 miles, should I buy a new chain as well and if so what chain?

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I am about to buy this cassette (11-28) to go on the Triban 5 just to give me a bit more gear on the rear up the hills (which I struggle on)

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-hg80-9-speed-cassette/

I know nothing about gears and chains, so will this be a straightforward swap?, my current cassette has done about 400 miles, should I buy a new chain as well and if so what chain?

You may need one, it depends if its to short, chances are it will probably be a little short on bigxbig without going through the RD, it should go round both and one extra link. In reality it is likely to work