Light Bikes just got lighter

This new cassette unveiled by British component manufacturers Hope at this week's Eurobike trade show in Germany isn't just beautiful to look at – it also does away with the need for a separate freehub.
Aimed at shaving weight off high-end lightweight bikes, the Hope team looked at the traditional cassette and decided they could do better.

Designed to be retro-fitted to the company’s highly regarded Pro 2 and Pro 3-hubbed wheels, this new cassette incorporates the freehub body and sprockets in one neat little package.

According to Hope, a Pro 2 wheel with Hope cassette works out 20g lighter than with a freehub and SRAM's top-end XX sprockets fitted.

On the 10-speed version seen here, the five inner (green) sprockets are machined from a single piece of aluminium, while the five outer (gold) ones are made of steel, and will be coated with titanium nitride on production models. Expected to hit shops in early 2011, the new cassette will sell for around £150.

Nice Colours too!!!