Originally Posted by
Psimet2001
SRAM just took a shortcut and decided to machine the entire cassette from a single piece of steel. So all of the gear teeth are steel, but the center is hollow and therefore much lighter. They believe it is the best of all worlds. I would agree if they would charge less that $200 for the damn thing.
the SRAM red cassette is still considerably cheaper than a 10 sp record cassette...
Plus, by having no ti cogs, it should last considerably longer.