Cassette Sram or Shimano?

orange_man

Whats the general consensus? I'm looking at either a Redwin PG990 or an XT Cassette, bling wise i know the Sram wins hands down but performance wise which is better?

Also what chain would be recommended to go with either?

When it comes to cassettes and chains i honestly dont have a clue!

nicklouse

Sram chain.

and either cassette.

I use both and am happy with both.

the forum would say XT.

orange_man

Which Sram chain would you go for Nick? PC991?

nicklouse

any.

Lapierre t 400

I would go XT cassette with sram 991 chain unless you really want a red cassette

maddog 2

SLX is very XT-like but much cheaper (cassettes)

moved onto KMC chains now, after using SRAM for a few years. KMC all the way for me

IME there's very little between SRAM and Shimano cassettes but Shimano just gets the nod.

peter413

I would always go Sram chains and Sram cassettes.

These people that say Sram cassettes are cheese are talking rubbish. As long as you look after them properly, they last ages

allthegearnoidea

i'd go xt over slx every time, having both xt is far nicer and smoother to use,
although the Sram blingery is Hard to beat! makes a nice addition to the normally boring looking cogs!
chain wise KMC all the way!

Bar Shaker

MTFU and get the SRAM.

You know its the best.

orange_man

Cheers for all the help guys, think i'm going to go for the PG990 in red as i'm a tart along with a PC991 chain both of which Merlin have at the mo for £67.50

stubs

Deore cassette half the price lasts just as long. KMC X9 chain cheaper than SRAM or Shimano equivalents but have a really good life in my experience.

peter413

stubs wrote:

Deore cassette half the price lasts just as long.

Sometimes you need a higher quality cassette though

njee20

Deore cassette half the price lasts just as long

Also weigh a ton (literally, they are 1000kg of cassette), and mark alu freehub bodies more easily.

XT and PG991 for my money.