I'm running a 26t on my 29'er (11-36t) and it's rare that I need the 36t (but when I do, I definitely do). It's all a compromise. With my Mullet setup I was running a 30t with the same cassette and there were times where just a bit more low gearing would have been lovely (28t).
But if you don't experiment, how do you really know?
Dec. 9, 2022, 8:46 p.m. - Andrew Major
I'm running a 26t on my 29'er (11-36t) and it's rare that I need the 36t (but when I do, I definitely do). It's all a compromise. With my Mullet setup I was running a 30t with the same cassette and there were times where just a bit more low gearing would have been lovely (28t). But if you don't experiment, how do you really know?