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July 2, 2017 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Shimano XTR mechanical vs XTR Di2 – Part two

Norco Revolver Imogen Smith Shimano MTB MarathonMTB 2x drivetrain XTR Di2

I recently built my Norco Revolver FS race bike up with 2×11 Shimano XTR Di2 Synchro Shift. There were a few reasons for this. Shimano came on board as a major sponsor for the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team, which meant I could afford this kind of premium gear. Secondly, I was in a big accident four months […]

Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: 1x, 2x, Bike, Di2, drivetrains, MarathonMTB, mounain bike, Shimano, Shimano XTR, synchroshift, XCO, XTR

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