Shimano's new SLX groupset

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Shimano's new SLX groupset

par Oyez Oyez » Jeu Fév 14, 2008 1:30 pm

All mountain for all pockets

Author: Guy Kesteven


There's a real split in current Shimano groups between the punchy feel and styling of XTR and XT, and the more soft focus operation of LX and Deore. No surprise then that the new SLX group brings a lot of Shimano's latest technologies to a mid-price group, while adding several new ideas to the mix too.

Lighter than previous LX in several places, but apparently tougher than XT in others, SLX promises to be perfect for the new breed of ballsy XC/AM bikes that we're all ending up riding. But what are the specifics of this bold Shimano statement?

[img:280:210]http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/02/14/NPP%202008-SLX-280-80.jpg[/img]



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