Quote from: Super_davo on October 06, 2026, 07:27:14 AM
Looking at this I can see why SRAM and Campag start their cassettes with a 10 (or 9). Bearing in mind a lot of gravel climbs are short and steep I'd want a 1:1 or below ratio. If you're running a 46T means you lose a fair bit of top end, which would annoy me based on the amount of (often downhill) road I need to do to link gravel trails up. Or you could go for a 50 then I'd have a worse climbing ratio than my road bike that uses a semi compact with an 11-34 cassette.
The actual groupset itself looks great - SRAM ergonomics and gravel bike optimisations but using mineral oil. But it would be much better with a 10-46 Cassette (possibly using microspline).
https://www.mywhaleroad.com/wiki/?wiki_page=faq
According to the FAQ the derailleur is actually compatible with a 10T, they just haven't chosen to make the 14s cassettes with it. So if you wanted to use it with a 13s cassette with a 10T, or if someone comes out with a 14s with a 10T later it'd work.