What's the best cassette for 950 XTR hub 8spd

[Perrin21]

I have just purchased a new set of XTR 950 hubs and I'd like an 8 speed lightweight cassette. Do you have any suggestions for what's the lightest and best?

 

[ishaw]

M950 8 speeds were a combination of alloy and ti so would be nice and light. There were some full ti cassettes from tioga and others. Xt m737 and m739 of the era were also nice, alloy carrier with chromed alloy cogs. I'm sure there were others, m900 was 8 speed too.

 

[Mike Muz]

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Alloy sprockets are great if you're a sponsored rider, but suck if you're not!

I wore out a Dura Ace alloy cassette frighteningly quickly when I raced, BITD. So off road, would be even worse, I imagine

 

[Perrin21]

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I'm trying to find an m950 but these seem very elusive.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Alloy sprockets are great if you're a sponsored rider, but suck if you're not!

I wore out a Dura Ace alloy cassette frighteningly quickly when I raced, BITD. So off road, would be even worse, I imagine

None of the above are Aluminium cogs,
M900 the original 8sp on a spider, M737 the same but with an 11 tooth cog, there's not to fall apart like the early M900s
M950 is still cogged version of the later M900.

That's your choice reply.

If you move to 9sp for a late 90s early 00s bike... Or just don't mind, then XT above or similar SRAM top end.

You can of course use lower lever but you may start to damage the Ti free hub (iirc m950 had them).

There are Ti and Alu cassettes but 'ard to find and probably not worth it.
Saying thatso are m900/737/950. 950 being the lighter of the 3 for the same size

 

[legrandefromage]

Steel cassettes can 'spin' on aluminium/ ti freehub bodies taking out the splines.

Use any cassette with an aluminium body.

a bit of fun:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Goldtec-titan ... Sw65FXvYvK

 

[02gf74]

Best and most easily available and reasonable cost would be xtr 8 speed?!??!!?

 

[Perrin21]

I'm struggling to find a 950 xtr 8 speed cassette. Can anyone point me in the right direction.

 

[ishaw]

There are 4 on ebay right now.

 

[legrandefromage]

http://www.interlocracing.com/cassettes ... compatible