Can I see some of your corncob straight block cassettes?😀

[synchronicity]

They don't all. I recently whacked a Miche 13-23T 9 speed cluster on my MTB.
Maybe you could get a junior range cassette?

 

[jim haseltine]

What's your front gearing like?

53-39. My latest cassette is 13-26. 39x26 gets used way more than 53x13. I'm almost certain that my rear mechs can't deal with anything bigger than 26t so I either have to get a lot fitter or spend a lot of money.

 

[synchronicity]

You could get a compact crank perhaps?
I did that. After living in Tenerife, had to.
I got a 33/53T setup on one bike. Which is better than 39T I think, especially for climbing.
Only had to change chainrings once on the ride.

 

[legrandefromage]

Flatlands?

I've no idea what you are on about

 

[legrandefromage]

I was given a whole bunch of DA 9spd cassettes - great for these parts, even on an MTB

 

[Woz]

My gripe with modern cassettes is that they all start with 11 or 12 cogs, which I don't need. I'd rather they started at 13 or 14 and gave me more mid range cogs

Search for Junior Shimano Cassette.

 

[jim haseltine]

Other than railway bridges there's nothing much within 15 miles of here that needs a gear change. Even my MTB has a straight-through cassette.

 

[pigman]

Search for Junior Shimano Cassette.

Did that, thanks. There's a few leads which are useful, but don't always provide the range I want which is around 13/14 to 28 and 9 speed options seem to be unpopular.
What I do at the moment is buy a 12-25 9 speed cassette, lose the 12 and add my existing loose (used) 28 cog plus spacer, on the basis that it hasn't been used that much

 

[pigman]

Other than railway bridges there's nothing much within 15 miles of here that needs a gear change. Even my MTB has a straight-through cassette.

I'd lose the gears and ride fixed or single speed for the beautiful simplicity

 

[novocaine]

Funny enough I want something with a 10 tooth on it. But without a new freebody style that isn't going to happen. What goes up must come down. FAST.
Even funnier enough, two if my bikes are singlespeed.