Shimano and the Path of MTB Di2
April 25th, 2016 | Components | Comments Off on Shimano and the Path of MTB Di2
The day I landed in the general Sea Otter area was the evening of the press launch announcing two significant upgrades to both XT and SLX. Unfortunately my travel schedule ...
Shimano Adds Wider Range 1×11
March 1st, 2016 | 29er | 5 Comments
Shimano 1X goes wider:
When Shimano introduced its answer to SRAM's front derailleur crushing 1x11, with that 10-42T cassette SRAM uses, Shimano limited the range of their 1x11 cassette to 11-40T. That ...
Shimano XTR Trail Groupset – long term ...
December 14th, 2015 | Components | 4 Comments
SHAMAN 2015 XTR Trail Groupset – long term verdict: by c_g
The 2 × 11 drivetrain of the new Shimano XTR group has been through a lot this season.
For over five ...
Shimano Unzen 10 Hydration Pack
June 24th, 2015 | Accessories | 2 Comments
It was 2013 when we first sampled the new at the time Shimano Unzen 10 hydration packs and Guitar Ted and I posted our thoughts here. After that review, it ...
Shimano XT goes to 11
April 16th, 2015 | News | 2 Comments
It was inevitable…Shimano loves to trickle stuff down from XTR to XT to whatever, so it is no surprise to see XT go to 11spd. Note that the cassette includes ...
Shimano Deore 3X group: Mid Term
April 3rd, 2015 | 29er | 8 Comments
The group, all assembled on Jeffj's personal Trek Stache 8.
Following our roll out of the Shimano triple crankset Deore group test, life delivered some rocky trails to JeffJ's riding ...
Out of the Box: Shimano Deore 3X Groupset
January 15th, 2015 | 29er | 4 Comments
Do good things come in threes? We aim to find out with a long term review of the 2015 Shimano Deore 3X group.
OK, let me set the stage here.
'Back in the ...
Shimano XTR in 360°
December 4th, 2014 | Components | 1 Comment
Well this is different! Shimano recruited a group of talented riders and did some pretty trick video filming to give us a unique look at what XTR brings to the ...