Lighten your cassette

How much weight will you save by upgrading to a more expensive cassette?

Here's a comparison using 11-36t 10 speed cassettes:

Cassette you currently have:Weight saved if you upgrade to:
Model
Weight (g)
CostHG-62SLX (HG-81)XT (M771)XTR (M980)
HG-62457$30082121186
SLX (HG-81)375$38
039104
XT (M771)336$45

065
XTR (M980)271$170


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10 speed MTB cassette weights

Tooth countSLX (HG-81)XT (M771)XTR (M980)
11-32313268223
11-34345316253
11-36365336271

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