Originally Posted by
mrbubbles
$230 is the problem. At $230, you can buy 5 105 cassettes. That's enough to last most people a decade.
Sram Red cassette is light at 160 grams, that weight saving is pointless considering a banana or a multitool easily offset the weight saved.
While some people got money to burn on parts that wear and make zero difference in performance (chains, cassette), I don't.
You're not allowed to use those arguments here. You don't put a banana on the saddle when you weigh your bike, do you? I'm guessing you're one of those guys that doesn't weigh his bike, right? (it's all in fun, just so you know).
No farkin' way I'd pay $230 for a cassette. No way. Not gonna happen. Maybe if it was the pleasure model, but then that's a whole other subject.