SHIMANO XTR
It’s hard for us to ever imagine a time when the three letters X, T, and R won’t start us drooling. Even as hardened journalists who’ve become almost numb to fancy kit, we’re still able to appreciate the beauty of XTR. It’s not only about the looks or low weight either, it’s just the way in which it works. Yes XT is bloody good too, but XTR just has that Swiss watch feel going on, you know you’re using something special. It also has to be said that Shimano really have got the whole clutch style rear mech thing dialled with their Shadow+ system. As much as SRAM have tried to copy the idea, we still think that the Shimano system works the best. Of course Shimano have recently announced the forthcoming release of their new 11 speed XTR, and although we are yet to ride it, we can only imagine that it’s somehow a step up again from this stuff. Even if it does prove to be better though, that still doesn’t take anything away from just how good this version is.
Rear Mech: £174.99
Shifters: £174.99 (RH only £89.99)
Chainset: £459.99
Cassette: £209.99
Chain: £44.99
Front Mech: £74.99
