Looking for a new 10;speed chainsets Merlin hve xtr at
£ 150 or slx at 65 is there any real differences to mere old not very good riders?

Go SLX and save £85.

I bought XT groupset on sale a while ago having originally selected SLX as price was tempting but really the SLX is fine and will probably last longer too

For £85 extra I’d have the xtr, but then I’m a tart with poor financial management.

BearN,…thanks for the honesty…that is how I am feeling

For £85 extra I’d have the xtr, but then I’m a tart with poor financial management.

This sounds very familiar. My bargain purchase was sat under my desk for 6 months but at least its now in the lockup next to the frame its all going on. Allegedly

The extra £85 would probably be better spent on some other nice bits, Hope headset/BB/stem/seat clamp ?

So, SLXTR it is then ! 😉

The sram with a hope bb.

The XTR chainset they have are race version with the weird 88mm BCD. Aftermarket rings are available but they’re more expensive and less common.

For £85 extra I’d have the xtr, but then I’m a tart with poor financial management.

could have written that myself 😆

The XTR chainset they have are race version with the weird 88mm BCD

this

there is a triple trail version on eBay for a similar price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Shimano-XTR-M980-10-Speed-Triple-MTB-Chainset-170mm-42-32-24T-/201481979955?hash=item2ee9430833:g:b3MAAOSw7FRWX0OD