Initial thoughts on: SEQ lite 11-27 cassette

Initial thoughts on: SEQ lite 11-27 cassette

By : Chris Sontag

Packaging:  I have purchased a lot of cassettes over the years, and have seen what the standard packing is. The SEQ lite cassette comes in a simple and elegant box that slides open to reveal the cassette. The cassette sits on a plastic part that keeps the cassette stored safely inside the box.

Packaging:

Installation: This cassette is unique to any other cassette I have seen or used. It is made of two parts. The larger gears are made from a solid piece of aluminum, whereas the smaller gears are made from a solid piece of titanium. The cassette is extremely light weight, noticeably lighter than the sram force I was using prior. The cassette comes with a small spacer that is required to be placed in between it and the freehub body. Being only two pieces makes installation onto the wheel very easy, removing the need to fit each cog and spacer. The lock ring comes with a torque value, and secures the cassette well.

The parts supplied:

 

Installed:

First Use:  The cassette operated smooth and required no adjustments to my bike! The cassette seems to be slightly louder than a standard sram force cassette. This could be because it is made from solid  pieces of metal and do not have plastic spacers to dampen the sound. However this is not an issue that needs to be fixed.

Feedback:  I would love to try out other ranges of gearing like 11-23 and 11-25. This is a great cassette, and has held up to a few races now. I have been using it like any other cassette, and there have been no issues to date.