Usually, in cycling, when something significant changes, it costs you a lot of money to be an early adopter. That’s how things work. In fact, it’s not just cycling. Do you want the latest iPhone? That’ll be cash money, please. How about the new PlayStation? You better have deep pockets. But that isn’t always the case. Comparatively speaking, the 12-speed cassette is a pretty new thing, but brands have already trickled it down all the way to their meaning if you want to go 12-speed, we’re talking a few hundred pounds rather than over a great and even less if you advance the shifting without buying new brakes, too.