Shimano Dura-Ace 32-11T Cassette

 

Put a 32-11T Cassette on your Shimano Dura-ace Drivetrain
32-11T Cassette on a Shimano Dura-ace Drivetrain

I’ve started to get into endurance type riding.  I was doing 50+ mile rides on the hybrid bike, but it was time to graduate to a road bike.  I bought a new Trek Domane SL8 road bike that has carbon with more carbon and a full Shimano Dura-ace group set.  It came with a compact crank (50/34) paired with a 30-11T cassette.  Since I am doing some events with 7000+ feet of climbing, I wanted to be able to “call granny” to save my ass when my legs turn to rubber.  The largest Dura-ace rear cassette is 30-11T, but you can swap in a Shimano Ultegra R8000 32-11T cassette without any problems.  I didn’t have to lengthen the chain or do any other trickery such as using a Roadlink by Wolf Tooth..  The image above shows that the derailleur is not hitting the cassette even when in “big-big.”