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May 13, 2017 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Shimano XTR mechanical vs XTR Di2 – Part One

Norco Revolver Shimano XTR Di2 build marathonMTB Imogen Smith

Ever since Shimano XTR M9000 and XTR Di2 were released in 2014, riders, bike mechanics, and tech gurus have been weighing up the benefits and disadvantages of each system. And this has also involved, quite literally, weighing the components of each system as well. I have been a long-time user of Shimano’s XTR components, with […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 1x11, Bike, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Norco, norco revolver, Shimano, Shimano XTR, XTR Di2

May 5, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

REVIEWED: Shimano 11-46 cassette

Shimano XT 11-46 cassette MarathonMTB mountain bike review

If I think back, I remember buying an 11-28 7 speed cassette for my rigid chromoly mountain bike. I was pretty happy to stick to that size even when the 11-30 was available as my Sugino cranks had a 20t little ring after all. Times change, and with the advent of 1×11 (and 1×12) gearing […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 1x11, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Review, Shimano, shimano XT, test, wide range, XT cassette

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