Batteryphobes rejoice! Shimano XT mechanical drivetrain anno...

Ben_Haworth

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Great to see Shimano still doing things with metal strings for us retro grouches!

Posted : 17/06/2026 8:00 am

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Jon_Bailey

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Ahhh wish it had a clutch not the springs.

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Posted : 17/06/2026 12:16 pm

chrismac

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Good news

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Posted : 17/06/2026 12:44 pm

reeksy

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Posted by: Jon_Bailey

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Ahhh wish it had a clutch not the springs.

Why? The clutch on the 12s Shimano is the devil's very own spawn.

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Posted : 18/06/2026 5:31 am

nixie

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Agree with that, have mine off most of the time. Such a pita to service it and it makes the shifts feel crap.

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Posted : 18/06/2026 7:46 am

reeksy

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I’ve got to do two tomorrow - both the kids bikes 😩

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Posted : 18/06/2026 10:55 am

TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR

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Don't know what you're all moaning about 😉

Have a new/old SLX mech to fit to one of my ebikes later as I twisted the cage and for £50/something just replacing the lot. Easy to set up and changes gear absolutely fine

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Posted : 18/06/2026 11:18 am

reeksy

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Well I have a box full of pieces of SLX and XT 12s. One snapped clean in half. The conditions we ride in mean I’m stripping and lubing the clutches regularly and the springs are rusting. They’re shite.

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Posted : 18/06/2026 11:46 am

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Batteryphobes rejoice! Shimano XT mechanical drivetrain announced