lightweight or deore

[kronenpochi]

I've been planning on upgrading my cassette for a while now, and I've been thinking is it worth to get a lighter cassette about 400g 11-50t or getting the Shimano Deore M6100 12 speed which is heavier but has 10-51t gear range. which one should i get?

 

[Sharky]

I wouldn't stray too far from what you have now, in terms of the number of sprockets and numbers of teeth. Any major variance might need new gear/brake levers and a new RD.

What do you have now?

 

[Jenkins]

Can't be more than 150g in it surely - hardly worth bothering about. Don't the 10-51 & 11-50 need different types of freehubs as well so stick with what you're running at the moment.

 

[Cycleops]

I should just take the loose change out of your pocket.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The cheapest, you can lose the weight off your body

 

[craigwend]

I've been planning on upgrading my cassette for a while now, and I've been thinking is it worth to get a lighter cassette about 400g 11-50t or getting the Shimano Deore M6100 12 speed which is heavier but has 10-51t gear range. which one should i get?

Can't imagine a tooth difference will make any compatibility differences

The Deore will (PROBABLY) last longer and be cheaper, the other will be marginally lighter, SRAM amongst other do Shimano compatible cassettes

 

[MichaelW2]

Modern high sprocket count cassettes are designed originally using the exotic materials and contruction of high end groupsets. The thinner and closer sprockets trickle down to stamped steel groupsets. I'm not sure at which sprocket count, steel is just too flexy compared to the high end stuff.

 

[kronenpochi]

I wouldn't stray too far from what you have now, in terms of the number of sprockets and numbers of teeth. Any major variance might need new gear/brake levers and a new RD.

What do you have now?

well currently i have a 11-50t cassette but i was initially planning on changing my current one to make my bike look more aesthetically pleasing, since i've upgraded most parts of my bike already.