cpper

I need to replace my cassette and am looking for a new (3x)10 speed cassette. Now I'm running a SRAM PG1020 which works fine for me. I have a budget of maximum 60 euro.

I looked on different stores and it looks like I have many options. I tried to find and read comparisons before different cassettes but have barely found any useful info. This are my options, I made a small chart where the average price of the cassette is also displayed :





Do you guys have any experience with any of these ? What would you recommend me ?

02Giant 

What is the range of your current cassette?

cpper

It's 11-36.

fietsbob

you got the graph, it gives you no answers? what is sold in the bike shop you like to visit... ??
cassettes are a consumable, they wear out in normal use.. why not another Sram, it was Adequate was it not?
go cheap, its up to you.

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tnburban

Depends on what your front rings are. I run SRAM 1170 11-36 on one bike with a 52/36 front setup and a SRAM Red 22 Wifli RD and it is great. Also have a SRAM 1070 11-32 10 speed on another that I use with a 50/34 setup with an Ultegra medium cage RD with no issues. Yes, they both look like pizza trays, but I can sit in the saddle and spin for a long time with either one. Don't move very fast, but can get into a nice rhythm. Comes in handy when doing a 50 mile ride with 10,000+ feet of climbing.

02Giant 

I agree with fietsbob.

I would stick with a 36t cassette as your derailleur may not be able to handle a 42t.

ksryder

I've used both sram and shimano cassettes with no problems, if that's what you're asking. No experience with sunrace.

Wileyrat

If what you have is fine, why not just replace it with the same thing?

cpper

I'm gonna stay with 11-36t. What I'm trying to ask is if these are all of the same quality and material, or do I 'get what I pay for' ?

carl7

It's a non-question cpper, I've not used Sunrace but SRAM and Shimano are the tops, you need not ask about quality, it's a given.

csport

I have used Sunrace 8s and 9s, great cassettes, never had a problem with them. Another info you may want to look at is the progression (exact sequence) of the cogs. Here is some list, may not be totally up to date: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/k10.shtml. For example, some 11-36 cassettes have 11-12-13 and bigger gaps somewhere in the middle, others have 11-13-15 and smaller gaps in the middle.

Wileyrat

Bottom line (generally).

Lighter and stronger, more expensive.

I see three different lines in both Shimano and Sram in that chart. As you go up in price, you go up in quality.

Only you can decide if it's worth it for you to spend the money on higher end components.

If it were me and I had a bike with a pg1020, per the chart, I'd buy the pg1030 and be happy. Assuming you have Sram Apex, a Sram Force pg1070 would be a case of overkill.

Sy Reene

I think the OP's question is more specific though. ie. to make this really specific. What's the difference between a Shimano cassette that costs $27 and another Shimano cassette that costs $47 ? And I don't think the OP is looking for the answer to be $20

My guess.. without knowing really.. is functionally equivalent, but the more expensive ones are lighter-weight alloys that may not wear as long?

mercator

The more expensive ones are generally lighter because the steel cogs are mounted on an aluminium carrier, so they wear about the same as the cheaper all-steel models.
Sometimes the larger cogs are aluminium, for example the SRAM XG-1080, but I don't think any of those are in the chart.