Originally Posted by
jimc101
Looking at Weightweenies, an XT 8 speed (11-28 or 11-30) come in around the 250g-255g range, not a lot, but you would notice this vs the 300g for the HG51
I double checked and the latest HG51 in that range of gears is 283g apparently. I'm not going to pretend that I can tell the difference of 30g in a cassette when riding, but fair enough, it is heavier.