On the lookout for a new drivechain and had an offer from Merlin of 20% off an SLX group. Looks like the shifter choice is i spec 2 only. I have current generation xt brakes, is the shifter mount compatible?

Please excuse the ignorance, I’m just used to the old days when everything just clamped to the bar.

M8000 XT and M7000 SLX (the current ones) are both I-Spec II and work well together.

I was slightly miffed when I had my M8000 brakes as a warranty replacement for my M786 brakes that my shifter wouldn’t fit and I’d have to buy a new one, lucky for me my mate bought a I-Spec II shifter by mistake and sat on it for over a year and I saved it from the bin.

I-Spec II is miles better than I-Spec B, which was fiddly to fit, overly compex and prone to come loose from time to time. II is easy to fit and I can’t image would ever fall off.