given the fact they are both available online for £100.00 which one is best.
i know xt has been as good as it gets but would the new slx be a better option or is xt still the best for the money.
deore, half the price, just as good!
I went from XTR > SLX don't notice any difference, SLX all the way
xt. absolutely no justification for this whatsoever. but that's what i'd buy.
If you mean the XT on Merlin, a bloke I work with bought one and immediately sent it back because the outer chainring was so massive his bike looked like it had 3 wheels.
Do you care about weight? If so the xt might be lighter. If you're not counting grams then slx.
i can,t split the 2 although the new slx looks better other than that i imagine there both ok.
i had thsi "dilemma" today and went for slx purely on looks alone - where is xt £100?
BTW online you can get slx for £93 (woolley hat shop)
total cycling £88.00
rush cycles £100.00 je james £100.00 loads of laces google it shopping search
looked on those 3 sites and not a chance? links??
does the XT not have a carbon fibre and steel middle ring? Which will last longer? Or does SLX have a fully steel middle ring?
Me, for the same money XT any time. I've not trashed the alloy threads in the XT's I have yet.
rings are the same steel/carbon mix.
just looked & the xt cranks at under a £100.00 are the old m760 06 models iirc.
cheapest xt m770 i can find is £120.00
If you can get either at same price then XT is a no brainer IMHO. If you prefer the look of SLX then go for it. Have a look at Shimano site and you can compare specification but XT is obviously a "superior" product given you can get either at the same price.
shimano site has them on a level pegging.the spec & reviews would suggest shimano are talking themselves out of selling the xt