SRAM cassettes

broachboy

A quickie for someone....

Firstly are SRAM cassettes Shimano fit ?

Secondly are the SRAM range of road Cassettes better than the Shimano alternatives :?:

I was considering the following 2 options.....

Shimano Ultegra 6500 9 speed Cassette 11-21

SRAM PG970 9 speed Cassette 11-21

:? :?:

TIA for any replies

topdude

First - yes, same fit.
Second - not better, about the same with a shiny chrome finish.

maddog 2

wot he said ^^

in the mtb world, some reckon the Shimano cassettes last longer but I couldn't confirm this - too many variables influencing wear rates.

some SRAMs have a nice red spider though.....

magliaceleste

Yes they are Shimano fit BUT be aware that some Shimano freehubs use taller splines which are not compatible with SRAM cassettes e.g. the Ultegra 6600 wheelset IIRC.

broachboy

Thanks for the replies and help guys

shmo

II've ultegra 9 speed on one bike and SRAM 10 speed on the other. Going by figures on the web I think SRAM cassettes are a few grams lighter than the equivalent ultegra. Also have to say I prefer the finish on the SRAM, it comes out a bit shinier after a clean. On the downside they usually cost a few pounds more although chainreactioncycles has some on sale at the moment.

andy_wrx

magliaceleste wrote:

Yes they are Shimano fit BUT be aware that some Shimano freehubs use taller splines which are not compatible with SRAM cassettes e.g. the Ultegra 6600 wheelset IIRC.

These are the Shimano 10sp-only alu hubs, only a few Ultegra and DA models which are identified as '10sp only'.
I guess they have the taller splines because they're alu and the 10sp Shimano cassettes have deeper spline-grooves to accommodate them than the Shimano 8sp and 9sp which are the same spline pattern.

Shimano 10sp steel hubs or 8/9/10sp hubs are fine with either.


I've never used SRAM road cassettes, but their MTB ones are considerably lighter than the equivalently-priced Shimano ones and appear better finished.

broachboy

Thanks again for some extra input…

The reason I ask is that I had seen these 2 cassettes at CRC, based on the RRP I just assumed that the SRAM one would be better value for money…? I hadn’t even considered the weights :oops:

Shimano Ultegra Cassette…

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=1094

Reduced from £34.99 to £29.99

SRAM PG970 Cassette 9sp

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=16629

Reduced from £49.99 to £24.99

:?

maddog 2

the SRAM one doesn't look like it has a spider though, which may be relevant if you run a alu freehub.

the 12-23 is 185g according to the SRAM website

http://www.sram.com/en/srammountain/cas ... /pg970.php

not sure what the Ultegra weighs

andy_wrx

210g for 12-23, according to Ribble.
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/productde ... HIMCASS800
(also £29.99 or £26-odd if you spend >£50, but plus p&p)

So not much in it in terms of either weight or price.

broachboy

Cheers lads for the links