Proper cassette?

33red

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My Ebike came with a 10S 11-36. Day 1 i switched to 10S 11-42. When it is due to change i am thinking of replacing it with a 10S 11-46. I do not need that 46 so i simply would use 9S. This would generate less shifting and less need for 2 shifts in a row.
Have you used a 10S 11-46? What brand was it? Where you satisfied?
Wich cogs does it uses, 11-13-,,,,, 46 ?
My chain, derailleur are no problem.
I want to be near the 8S used by some Ebikes but without their huge gaps.
I am quite sure i would like it if that cassette offers me quality shifting.
Happy trails :cool:
 

Zimmerframe

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My Ebike came with a 10S 11-36. Day 1 i switched to 10S 11-42. When it is due to change i am thinking of replacing it with a 10S 11-46. I do not need that 46 so i simply would use 9S. This would generate less shifting and less need for 2 shifts in a row.
Have you used a 10S 11-46? What brand was it? Where you satisfied?
Wich cogs does it uses, 11-13-,,,,, 46 ?
My chain, derailleur are no problem.
I want to be near the 8S used by some Ebikes but without their huge gaps.
I am quite sure i would like it if that cassette offers me quality shifting.
Happy trails :cool:

Why don't you just put the original 11-36 back on the bike ? You say you don't need the 46, so the 10s would give you a better spread of gears over the range you use ? You're more likely to find yourself in the gear you need/want.

Are you double shifting up ? So you're accelerating so fast that you need to jump two gears ? Or is this when you're going from flat to descent and preparing for a higher gear as you go ? so just pedal and change through the gears ?

Or when shifting down ? So you've got to a steep section and not anticipated correctly and been caught out so you're having to double shift to get a low enough gear ?

Or just for the type of riding you do, you don't need that many gears, so you're double shifting ? In which case maybe a nice simple hub gearbox with less gears and less maintenance ?
 

33red

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The 11-36 offers less range than the 11-40 i would use and demands more shifts.
The 11-36 is an old cassette designed pre-Ebikes. I do not need that close cogs.
 

Gary

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10 speed Deore 11-36
cheap £20-30
durable (all steel)
good spacing (ratio jumps)

Ebike specific cassettes are incredibly poor value and offer absolutely nothing of benefit in either durability, range or ratios.
 

Gary

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9 speed shimano 11-36t cassettes are also available

it's sort of retarded buying an 11-42 if you'll absolutely never use the 42.

the jumps in ratio are better (more even) on the 10 speed 11-36 than the 9 speed 11-36 (or indeed a 10 speed 11-42 or 11-46)
 

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