When Shimano's 12-speed cassette hit trade show floors last year it made quite the noise. While the brand is famous for its pristine engineering and meticulous approach to components, we'd be lying if we said that its designers don't take their sweet time when new ideas hit the table. It may have...

We'll tell you straight up that while we appreciate the appeal of Dura-Ace cassettes, we understand why you would choose Ultegra for your bike. Smart racers routinely save money by going with Ultegra cassettes; the money saved can go for other weight shaving measures. Shimano Ultegra CS-6700...

Shimano's Ultegra CS-R8000 Cassette is among our top picks for high-level road cycling because like all Ultegra drivetrain components, it's the perennial favorite based on the performance-to-dollars equation. With different demands for drivetrain ranges required for road, gravel, and CX riding,...

12 speeds of range make its way to the Shimano lineup with the Ultegra CS-R8100 12-Speed Cassette. This cassette utilizes 12 gears to keep the rations closer and pedaling action smoother up and down the cassette. Ultegra cassettes are made of steel to take on plenty of abuse and long miles.

We shift smoothly across everything from steep, rock-strewn trails to smooth-buffed XC loops with the Shimano XT CS-M8000 Cassette. Whether we're overhauling our trail bike's chewed-up cassette or converting to a 1x11 drivetrain, this 11-speed cassette shaves precious grams while standing up to...

Fancy drivetrains like XTR may get the first hit of sleek new technology, but fortunately for us, Shimano doesn't lag when it comes to trickling the tech through the lineup, which is easy to see with the new XT CS-M8100 12-Speed Cassette. The new 12-speed XT cassette comes with a complete...

The XT 10-Speed Cassette uses plated steel cogs for superior durability, but that doesn't mean that it weighs a ton. The largest six cogs are minimal in design and are pinned to two lightweight alloy spiders -- three cogs for each spider. The four smallest cogs go on separately, and the whole...

The Force XG-1270 12-Speed Cassette offers newer and wider gearing ranges for the progressive gravel, road, and cyclocross rider. It's optimized for electronic shifting and features SRAM's X-Range gearing technology for effortless shifting. A mini cluster construction improves durability while...

The groad doesn't stop when the pavement ends so we ride with the new SRAM Force XPLR XG-1271 12-Speed Cassette on our dedicated all-road crushing rigs. With 440% of range, we won't be needing to hike a bike up steep gravel grades or mountain fire roads and throwing it into the big 44t tooth has...

Get off-road with SRAM's innovative approach to their 10-speed cassette, the PG-1030, which features PowerGlide II technology for butter-smooth shifting between gears. The PG-1030 is a dependable and enduring cassette that is a great value for such an innovative composition. It was designed with...