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Heh, it didn't take manufacturers long to start lying about how much their bicycles weigh.
Interesting also to learn how much one of those giant cassettes costs. I paid less for the last (used) mountain bike I bought. Oh well, I guess I'm not their target demographic.
Thankfully the prices of those cassette are coming down. Typical new technology trickle down cycle. Sunrace is making some big cassettes for reasonable prices. Sram and Shimano are also adding those huge cassettes to their lower tier groups. They are still more expensive, but the group overall is about the same price as a double or triple group since you have one fewer shifter and 1 or two fewer chainrings.