My average ride, starting at home, involves the whole cassette. I rarely do an uphill where i don't put it into the 50T and i have relatively long tarmac/gravel transfers with a slight downhill, where i put it into the 10T gear. I have a 30T in the front on a 29er.
I put GX Eagle on my previous bike as an upgrade and it was a revelation how limiting the 420 % of the 11spd was - i was seriously straining myself on steep climbs with a cadence that was too low when i actually much prefer a higher cadence of an easier gear.
On another note, it's rare that i want an easier gear than the 50T and while there are cases, i think it's even rarer it would actually be a benefit.
Jan. 25, 2020, 2:16 p.m. - Primož Resman
My average ride, starting at home, involves the whole cassette. I rarely do an uphill where i don't put it into the 50T and i have relatively long tarmac/gravel transfers with a slight downhill, where i put it into the 10T gear. I have a 30T in the front on a 29er. I put GX Eagle on my previous bike as an upgrade and it was a revelation how limiting the 420 % of the 11spd was - i was seriously straining myself on steep climbs with a cadence that was too low when i actually much prefer a higher cadence of an easier gear. On another note, it's rare that i want an easier gear than the 50T and while there are cases, i think it's even rarer it would actually be a benefit.