11 speed mountain bike cassettes compared

I really like the gear spacing on the 10 speed 11-32 and 11-34 cassettes.  When used with a front 32t chainring on a 29er a lot of time is spent riding single-track in the middle of the cassette....

When road bikes went to 11 speed, Shimano increased the width of the cassette in such a way that it needed a wider freehub.  Thankfully these wider freehubs never made it over to the MTB world otherwise ...

Looks like Shimano are finally coming to the party with an 11-speed offroad groupset. The XTR cassette has an 11-40 range (11-13-15-17-19-21-24-27-31-35-40) which should mean its compatible with a standard freehub. Its a pity to see that Shimano ...

11-32t

Despite Shimano and SRAM refusing to make any sort of wide range 11-40t 10 speed cassette, there are a number of smaller manufacturers now offering solutions.

11-32 tooth cassettes