Edward Rubin
I did something like that to my wife's Redline cross bike. She seems
happy with the setup, although some of the gear steps are a bit wide on
an 8 speed cassette. The one complaint I have heard, and experienced on
my bike is that the 28T cog is a big jump, but it's basically a bail out
gear. You could give up a little range and go 12-27 in back, my wife's
road bike has a 12-27 10 speed cassette with a 34-50 crank and she loves it.
Ed
On 1/26/2012 21:22, Benjamin Drucker wrote:
>
> I really like my old trek 5200. But I'd like to shed the heavy triple
> crank. Going to compact crank and 11-28 would be the same low gear
> (which I like for high cadence climbing) and a little faster high
> gear. Anyone have a comment on the reduced overlap? The cog spacing
> of such a wide cassette? Weight concerns? Other suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> Ben
>
>
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