Which Cheap AliExpress Cassettes Should You Actually Buy?

I've used pretty much every kind of cheap AliExpress cassette going, so I ranked the lot from S tier down to DNF. From the ones that are lighter than Dura-Ace for a quarter of the price to the couple you should genuinely avoid.

Watch me actually race this cheap gear: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-AQQrFV3AulNNCmEkTOeuTOONe4y8uje

All the cassettes are linked below, plus July discount codes you can get them even cheaper on the AliExpress collection page.
JULY DISCOUNT CODES
Everything in this video, one page: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c2wHDsNV?af=tom
In-app search code: AY213P
$3 off $29 — JULTOM3
$6 off $59 — JULTOM6
$9 off $89 — JULTOM9
$16 off $149 — JULTOM16
$23 off $199 — JULTOM23
$30 off $269 — JULTOM30
$40 off $369 — JULTOM40
$50 off $469 — JULTOM50
$60 off $599 — JULTOM60
$70 off $699 — JULTOM70

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:23 Budget steel
2:45 The first S tier
4:18 £50 and lighter than Dura-Ace
6:02 Gravel
9:14 I don't just review this stuff, I race it
9:45 The benchmarks: 105 and Dura-Ace
11:56 The worst, and the best value
17:06 The lightest of the lot

CASSETTES IN THIS VIDEO (in order)
ZRace 12 Speed (B) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3dtmCwr
ZTTO ULT2 (S?) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3HHmdND
Sunshine Gravel (B) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c31ayIan
Hybrid Alloy (DNF) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3qldz7z
ZTTO SLR3 (B) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c42C8vFH
Ryet Hybrid (A) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c32M2eSR
Goldix Monoblock (S) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3dsRy0F
Spedao MTB/Gravel (S) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c32PpCz5
Spedao 11s Road (S) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3tpCOhN

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