Having seen some similar threads on here I decided for my new bike I'd go down the cut down cassette route.
So I bought a PG970 11-34 for £20 off CRC, didn't seem worth spending more as I would cut off the alloy carrier hung sprockets anyway. Then I weighed it, 449grams, bit chunky!!! I then took the cassette apart and ground down the two biggest cogs to just spacers to leave me a 7spd 11-26, painted the cut bits with hammerite and weighed it, 252grams.
So still heavier than a SLX 9 speed 11-28 but a bit cheaper!
Not sure if it was worth it really, gives me a good spread of gears and should reduce those moments desperately trying to grab 2 or 3 changes at a time but hasn't really worked out weight wise and stops me using cheap Shimano road mechs due to the angle of the cassette (i.e. it was an 11-34). Can't bring myself to spend £90 on a Saint so either medium cage SLX or defect to sram and buy a new shifter.
Anyway thought this was worth posting incase somebody else was thinking over the options.
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