I welcome microspline. As a somewhat big dude who kills parts more than most of my riding buddies, I always had issues with notched HG bodies. Expensive cassette, expensive hub, didn't matter unless the driver body was steel. Apparently I mash more than spin.
I LOVE the expensive x-done SRAM cassettes. They last 2x (or more) as long for me as old XT stuff did, way light (unsprung), but that cost is brutal. It's an expense I go for even though there is other cheap crap on by bike like old, mismatched XT cranks. Lighter _and_ longer lasting? Yes, please!
That said, I'm not wild about SRAM's cheaper pinned XD cassettes. Microspline feels like the smart option going forward if you want to stay out of the stratosphere on price. Shimano needs to open up that standard, and fast.
June 1, 2019, 9:56 a.m. - JVP
I welcome microspline. As a somewhat big dude who kills parts more than most of my riding buddies, I always had issues with notched HG bodies. Expensive cassette, expensive hub, didn't matter unless the driver body was steel. Apparently I mash more than spin. I LOVE the expensive x-done SRAM cassettes. They last 2x (or more) as long for me as old XT stuff did, way light (unsprung), but that cost is brutal. It's an expense I go for even though there is other cheap crap on by bike like old, mismatched XT cranks. Lighter _and_ longer lasting? Yes, please! That said, I'm not wild about SRAM's cheaper pinned XD cassettes. Microspline feels like the smart option going forward if you want to stay out of the stratosphere on price. Shimano needs to open up that standard, and fast.