11-Speed 11X28 Road Bike Cassette

My Shimano 105 11 speed cassette had become worn and I was suffering from chain slip. The current price of a direct replacement was £50 and as this was for my cyclocross/gravel bike I was not super concerned about weight. The Decathlon alternative was just £25 so I thought I would give it a try. The weight penalty is about 1g per £ saved. As another reviewer suggested I swapped the lock-ring with the one from my original 105 cassette and this did save a few grams. Shifting performance is spot on..after a few tweaks everything indexes just as before. Although the large and small gears are the same, the other ratios are a little different but are perhaps better for my purposes. I felt I needed to use a bit more care when fitting the smallest cog as it was not such a positive fit as the Shimano and had to try a couple of times to get it properly aligned.
So this leaves two questions: 1) Can you live with a 25g weight increase? and 2) Will it wear quicker than the Shimano version? Only time will tell with the later but I feel for me it is worth giving it a go.

A lot cheaper than I would normally pay. Looks good on the bike but still to try it out

I bought this cassette to go on my turbo trainer as a cheaper alternative to a Shimano cassette. Shifting performance is poor - some of the cogs in the middle will click and not hold the chain in line correctly. The top and bottom end of the cogs are fine and I've aligned my derailleur hanger so that's not the problem. I had no issues when testing with two Shimano cassettes.

Bought this for my turbo trainer as weight was not an issue. I was surprised that it was only a few grams heavier than a 11 - 34 Shimano cassette. The cassette itself is labelled 'Microshift" .Looks good but only time will tell about its durability.

The spacing between the sprockets is off because when indexed either 24 or 15 can't hold the chain. You can index it so 24 is fine, but then 15 will try to jump and vice versa. Could be poor manufacturing.

Have used a couple of these and so far so good, changing is smooth and although a few grams heavier than the shimano version, it is much cheaper.

Having spent serious money on different cassettes (sram, campag etc) this is excellent value. Not even too porky on the weight side (a little bit). Bought it for the turbo so weight not an issue, gear changes are crisp and consistent. Will purchase again, will be difficult to pay 80gbp plus to save 50grams..

It went on the scales, and was 282 grams without the lockring, maybe re using aluminium lockring from previous cassette will bring the cassette down to 105 weight, just a thought..

Good quality hassle free

perform the same as shimano cassette.

Works perfectly with Shimano rear derailleur. Unique, ingenious gradation of the sprockets (1-tooth jumps from 11-17 teeth!) unbeatable price.

Unfortunately I can only agree with the other review. The cassette is significantly louder than my previous cassettes from well-known brand manufacturers. The shifting itself is also clearly un"-smoother" than my other cassettes. Will now be exchanged again. Unfortunately not a good buy for me.

In the absence of a Shimano cassette, I have tested it here. Unfortunately, the switching performance is incredibly bad. The chain jumps in various pinions. Switching is also associated with a loud crash.