Is 10 speed 10 speed?

[SteelyDan]

Hi there...

Probably a dof newby question, but is a 10 speed cassette a 10-speed cassette? If I have a 10-speed Ultegra groupset, will a 10-speed 105 cassette work OK? I understand there may be a weight penalty...

Does the same apply to Campy cassettes?

Thanks

NickM

[turtlek]

dude i race a dura ace cassette and train ona 105 cassette dont stress it really is actually the same thing with different materials and different weights and yes the same goes for campy

[linnega]

10-speed SRAM and Shimano are the same.  Campag has marginally different spacing but you could use a Campag cassette with Shimano/SRAM derailleur and chain.

[SteelyDan]

Thanks, Guys...

Just saved me a grand!

Muchas gracias...

NickM

[Thomo]

Yeah, read somewhere that even the big international teams use Ultegra cassettes rather than Dura Ace ... guess a R1k+ saving is just as important to them as it is to me.! 

[linnega]

Probably just because an Ultegra cassette will last longer, and changing cassettes is too difficult for you average pro to accomplish.

[Johan Bornman]

Cassette sprockets are all made from the same material and are equally hard and thus equally durable.

 

The difference comes in on how they're mounted and what shiny finish was put on them. This finish has no effect on wear properties.

 

Expensive cassettes save weight by making use of a sprocket spider, an aluminium gadget that holds the three biggest sprockets together in a weight-saving arrangement. Inspect one and you'll see why. At the cheap end of the market you gain a bit of weight and all the sprockets are individual sprockets and steel from head to toe.

 

The cheaper sprockets are zinc plated. Zinc plating is a bit rougher than chrome and cadmium plating and thus not as shiny and smooth. It has no effect on performance though.

 

Very expensive cassettes have two or more titanium sprockets thrown in. Titanium is about half as heavy as steel but about 1/4 as durable as steel in that application. Full titanium sprockets are a big waste of money since the favourite gears will wear out very quickly. At a push, the best application for titanium sprockets are the two largest sprockets that usually last the longest since no-one continually rides on them.

 

Just like a shoe, if the sprockets fit, they fit. Buy what suits your pocket.

 

 

 

[andre_ct]

Cassette sprockets are all made from the same material and are equally hard and thus equally durable.

 

The difference comes in on how they're mounted and what shiny finish was put on them. This finish has no effect on wear properties.

 

Expensive cassettes save weight by making use of a sprocket spider' date=' an aluminium gadget that holds the three biggest sprockets together in a weight-saving arrangement. Inspect one and you'll see why. At the cheap end of the market you gain a bit of weight and all the sprockets are individual sprockets and steel from head to toe.

 

The cheaper sprockets are zinc plated. Zinc plating is a bit rougher than chrome and cadmium plating and thus not as shiny and smooth. It has no effect on performance though.

 

Very expensive cassettes have two or more titanium sprockets thrown in. Titanium is about half as heavy as steel but about 1/4 as durable as steel in that application. Full titanium sprockets are a big waste of money since the favourite gears will wear out very quickly. At a push, the best application for titanium sprockets are the two largest sprockets that usually last the longest since no-one continually rides on them.

 

Just like a shoe, if the sprockets fit, they fit. Buy what suits your pocket.

 

 

 

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thanks for that interesting info