11-32 to 11-34

I moving back to 11-34 cassette because I’m a puss.  Last time I ran 11-34 was 2008 and I had a great year.  Reviewing my data files, my cadence was much more ‘stable’ during races.  Running 11-32 my cadence is all over the place.  I can’t find my groove.  Either too easy or too hard.  I was hoping the legs would just get stronger but doesn’t seem to be the case.  I did buy XTR cassette to help absorb the additional weight of a 11-34.  I know it’s minimal, but given how much I suck at climbing, the last thing I am willing to do is add additional weight.

I’m will have to make a decision for next year on what I want to race:  Mountain bikes or triathlons.  Doing both is causing me to perform about average in both sports.  Since doing triathlons, my mountain biking has tanked.  Seriously tanked.  One idea is staying focused on triathlons and moving back to sport category for mountain biking.  Or just do one or two triathlons and focus all on mountain biking.  It will be a tough decision, but something has to give.