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SuperBoost And Flat Mount XTR – Things You Didn’t Know You Needed

On the same day that Shimano announced its new 12 (and 11 and 10) speed Deore groupset, it is also announcing a few more items, like bigger capacity batteries for...

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Shimano XTR Groupset | Premium Components Punished Through Winter

It’s no secret that Shimano was a bit late to the game with their 12 speed drivetrains. While the other ‘Big S’ was cornering the market for wide range single...

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Fresh Goods Friday 453 – At Least We Have Eccles Cakes Edition

Could that be summer, peeking its little sunny head round the corner? Or is it just the glint of our tears as we stare out at another day of foiled...

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Stan’s & Hope Respond To Shimano Micro Spline Licensing Frustrations

Hub manufacturers express frustration at Shimano’s tightly-controlled licensing over Micro Spline freehub standard Last year when Shimano released the XTR M9100 groupset, it also unveiled a brand new proprietary freehub...

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First Ride Review | Shimano SLX M7100 1×12 Drivetrain & Brakes

Wil gets his grubby mitts on the new Shimano SLX M7100 groupset for an early ride review In case you hadn’t heard the news, Shimano has just announced it will...

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First Ride Review | Shimano Deore XT M8100 1×12 Drivetrain & Brakes

Wil gets a first ride review on the brand new Shimano Deore XT M8100 groupset Last year Shimano unveiled its first 12-speed mountain bike groupset; also known as XTR M9100....

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Shimano Unveils Brand New 12-Speed Deore XT & SLX Groupsets

Shimano Deore XT M8100 and SLX M7100 see 12-speed technology trickled down from the XTR M9100 groupset In a move that will surprise literally nobody, Shimano has just revealed its...

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Fox Live Valve – Is It Better Than Turning The Knobs Yourself? Maybe Not.

We had a week to ride a Live Valve equipped bike on our own trails. What did we think? Chipps takes up the story... Fox Live Valve has just been…

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This Sterling Silver Orange Five XTR Is Stunning!

Orange’s stand at Eurobike is full of new colour options for the coming year, but there was 1 bike in particular that grabbed our attention. Can you really say ‘No’...

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First Ride Review: Quiet hubs and smooth shifting – Shimano is BACK with new XTR!

Just over a month ago, Shimano unveiled the most anticipated product launch of 2018: the brand new 12-speed M9100 XTR groupset. Took ’em long enough eh? We brought you all...

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2-piston or 4-piston? Testing & comparing Shimano’s brand new XTR disc brakes

Last week I was lucky to find myself in the wonderfully atmospheric Kranjska Gora in Slovenia. A location unfamiliar to this antipodean, Kranjska Gora is squeezed into the north western...

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2 Videos To Show You How Good Shimano XTR 12-Speed Is

Unless you’ve been residing below a stone-based dwelling for the past month, you’ll be well aware that Shimano recently delivered one of the biggest product stories of 2018; new, 12-speed...

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Poll: How will you convert to 12-speed?

It has taken a little longer than we expected but there are now more 12-speed options available than ever before! The past few weeks have seen SRAM introduce the NX...

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We Get Our Grubby Paws On Shimano’s Brand New 1×12 XTR Groupset

Shimano XTR M9100 may have only launched a week ago, but already the 12-speed groupset has been making waves amongst the global mountain bike media and on internet forums everywhere....

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First Look: Shimano Introduces 12-Speed With XTR M9100

They’ve only gone and done it! That’s right, Shimano has finally gone 12-speed in one of the most anticipated moves of the millennium. While SRAM has been dominating the drivetrain...

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Shimano Apologises For Its Factory Catching Fire

Yesterday, British cycle trade news website, Cycling Industry News broke the news that local Japanese media were reporting a fire at Shimano’s Osaka main factory and company HQ. We contacted...

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