Which cassette is better, pg1070 or 105?

[ishaw]

I've managed to end up with two cassettes and can only use one at a time. Which out of the two offerings from sram and shimano would be considered the better of the two?

I know technically the 105 is a road cassette, but this is for a commuter bike (airnimal joey) that I'm converting to 10 speed xtr and want to run the better of the two as I couldn't stretch to a 10 speed xtr cassette (plus the ratios for MTB aren't really needed on the streets of london).

What's the verdict?

Thanks

 

[kingbling]

I'd be inclined to try them both and see which one suited my riding style ( like I have a riding style :facepalm: )

 

[02gf74]

Re:

My measure of which is better would be weight, assuming same number of sprockets and teeth.

 

[ishaw]

Same ratios so perhaps weight is a good measure. In terms of riding style, it's for a commuter ride so the only style I'll be employing will be safety.

 

[hamster]

Personally I'd put the cheapest cassette onto a commuter. It will have a brutish life in salt and muck, why use an expensive one? Does your commute really need a 30g saving?

 

[ishaw]

Probably not, but neither does it need xtr gears/shifters, hope hubs, headset and rotors, a carbon saddle, formula brakes, a top end ish fsa chainset and bars, or a custom pace rc31 made for 24 inch wheels.

 

[Reluctant]

I'm generally a Shimano fan with no time for that SRAM nonsense! But I've been running a 1050 cassette on my main MTB for a couple of years now. I think it feels more solid than XT in terms of shift and power delivery and it's been very hard wearing too. I'd give the sram a go...you might like it!