Shimano Tiagra – Expanding Cassette??

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    Walshinoz

    Hi,

    I have a 10 year old roadbike that is kitted out with a Shimano Tiagra groupset. It is 50/34 on the chainwheel and 11/28 (10spd) on the cassette. It is in pretty good nick but  don’t really want to spend lots of money upgrading ( I would rather put that towards a new one when the time comes). I have a trip coming up with a few tasty gradients over a few days. So question: Is there any way I can expand the rear cassette to incorporate a bigger granny cog, say a 32t (or a 30t), without having to buy a new groupset / lots of new parts? Is there something similar to the ‘oneup’ system where I can take one sprocket out of the current cassette and replace with a 32t sprocket in the cassette? Or can I replace with an 11/32 cassette only (if I can get one) withut buying a new shifter/derailluer/chain etc? I understand the issue with the cage length, but if I only used a new 32t sprocket whilst in the 34 chainwheel upfront (and adjusted tbe B screw) would that work? Or am I just barking up the wrong tree?? Just trying not to spend a lot of money.

    Many thanks in advance

    Cheers, Jason

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    Secret_squirrel

    This thread has a number of

    This thread has a number of suggestions a secondhand 5701 RD being the main one.

    https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/shimano-4600-shifters-with-which-rear-derailleur.251665/

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    Podc

    Stef Marazzi wrote:

    Stef Marazzi wrote:
    I tried 32 tooth on a short cage Tiagra and although it vaguely worked, it definitely wasn’t happy. Changed to the proper long cage and no issues.

    Same here. I think the frame geometry/mech hanger set up has a significant impact – what works on one bike may not work on a different make or model.

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    Stef Marazzi

    I tried 32 tooth on a short
    I tried 32 tooth on a short cage Tiagra and although it vaguely worked, it definitely wasn’t happy. Changed to the proper long cage and no issues.

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    gmac101

    If it’s a RD-4600 the largest

    If it’s a RD-4600 the largest cog on the back is a 30 tooth according to the Shimano spec sheet.  Though you can sometimes push the shimano spec I haven’t done it with this item. Maybe others have. https://productinfo.shimano.com/download?path=pdfs/archive/2012_SPECIFICATION.pdf – page 85

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