Duraace 9100 cassette alternatives

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LackOfWatts
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by LackOfWatts

Has anyone had a good experience thus far on a 3rd party cassette without compromising shifting quality and noise? I am currently interested in cassettes such as Prestacycle, EDCO/Recon, Dbop etc. and wondering if they could be recommended for weight savings over my worn 9100 cassette. Thank you!

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mathias720
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by mathias720

i am looking into same right now.
found the SEQ lite to be lightest at 118Gram for 11-28
they are 300$

also looking at Rotor that is 290 $ and 135 for 11-28

i am probaly going with the rotor as i have to pay taxes and shipping for the seq lite and will end up in 425 dollar.
so probaly not worth it over the Rotor.

seq lite is full titanium
rotor is 8 stell cogs and 3 largest is Aluminium.

Heard Rotor is same shifting and noice as Dura-ace

tiz92
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by tiz92

https://bdopcycling.com/product/bdop-st ... pd-11-28t/

I use this cassette. They have like 90-95% of the shifting quality of shimano but for me that is fine.

LackOfWatts
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by LackOfWatts

I didn't know cassettes had weight limits to them? I'm 90kg and I've considered bdop but looks like it's out for me
tiz92 wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:02 pm
https://bdopcycling.com/product/bdop-st ... pd-11-28t/

I use this cassette. They have like 90-95% of the shifting quality of shimano but for me that is fine.

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by blaugrana

LackOfWatts wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 1:47 pm
I didn't know cassettes had weight limits to them? I'm 90kg and I've considered bdop but looks like it's out for me
tiz92 wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:02 pm
https://bdopcycling.com/product/bdop-st ... pd-11-28t/

I use this cassette. They have like 90-95% of the shifting quality of shimano but for me that is fine.
It doesn't really make any sense, as the casette doesn't support the weight of the rider (which is supported by the wheel axle). If anything, it would make more sense to have torque limit, but it would still be absurd. A cassette should be able to withstand the torque produced even by pro sprinters. What are they going to say if you break one, that the warranty doesn't cover it because you pedal too hard?

charirider
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by charirider

I would recommend Recon Titanium cassettes.
2018 Cannondale SuperSix EVO 2 rim size 56 (raw stripped) 6.9kg
2014 Bridgestone Anchor CX6 Equipe size 55 (cyclocross) 9.8kg

CampagYOLO
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by CampagYOLO

I use an Edco cassette, an 11-29 one specifically, it's light enough and shifts very well. Only issue is that 1 of the sprockets is a bit noisy despite a lot of fettling.

At £120 I felt it was quite reasonably priced as well.

jenk
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by jenk

so what is the bdop weight?

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by LackOfWatts

jenk wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:35 am
so what is the bdop weight?
Shimano 11-30t alloy is 122g and 11-28t steel version is 185g

jenk
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by jenk

is that the right way around lackofwatts, but either way it is light

Pop
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by Pop

WHere could I find the Seq Lite one??

stermyx
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by stermyx

I was using an aliexpress one, Wuzei. In terms of weight, its the same of Shimano 9100 (like 215g in 11-28), and it cost 35€.... working fine.

But of course it does not have the level of the ones you are posting.

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Stram XG-1190
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yinya
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by yinya

I used the Bdop 11-32 alloy. I got roughly 1500 km out of it. All mountain/hilly riding, 77kg. I was not always super careful with shifting, taking all load off, so in the end I had lost 5 of the 11 cog options (skipping under almost any load)


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by TobinHatesYou

wheelsONfire wrote:
Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:49 pm
Stram XG-1190
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This for the best shifting performance. I tried an 11-speed Prestacycle Uniblock cassette, it was straight trash.

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