I have a bike with a 21 -11 10 speed cassette thats campy record
Just want to know if these are rare
( yes im sure that this is the proper size and its not 25-11 )
Thank you in advance
by yaddles_boyfriend
I have a bike with a 21 -11 10 speed cassette thats campy record
Just want to know if these are rare
( yes im sure that this is the proper size and its not 25-11 )
Thank you in advance
by yaddles_boyfriend
13 Comments
They used to be common in the olden days. Although it was usually a 12 tooth small cog. Combined with a 53/39 crankset.
Why does this even exist
A corncob cassette.
I have an 11-19 8 speed with 53/42 front.
It was purpose built for time trial on flat terrain. Sucked going up hills.
Typical back in the day.
Not that rare. This is the exact cassette I used during my brief foray into criterium racing.
These were standard spec for racing on everything from flat to mountain courses into early 2000’s I still ride that set up. Most amateurs would be running these as well as the Pros, not easy but fast!
That was my standard flat course race setup.
The best way is to set your bike up with 10 gear inch increments if you can. So many stock bikes were made with not much thought put into gearing and you ended up with duplicate pairings.
We used to call those “corn cob” cassettes. My 90s Campy Chorus 9-speed had 12-21 and 53/39.
We were MEN back then… really tired men lol
I mean how many corn cobs can someone use?
Put a 22/40 crankset on there and enjoy the highest resolution gearing available. You can vary that to get a higher top end, or deal with a gap around 50”.
Excellent for crits.
lol, back in ’85, I was running an ultra 6 freewheel, 14-21 and 42/51 in the front.
I believe I still have a 9-speed Ultegra one for sale at my shop, but I don’t recall having any in 10 speed so that’s probably around the end of when they were sold.