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Difference in MTB groupsets


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Cool, well, the correct answer is to buy SRAM.

With the convo's going on in the Hub today, 'shrooms is probably the best option.

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EDIT

Best

 

XTR (You a high roller or diep in die skuld)

XT (Dont want this if you can afford XTR)

LX (Dont want this if you can afford XT)

Deore (Dont want this if you can afford LX)

Alivio (Dont want this if you can afford Deore)

Acera (Dont want this if you can afford Alivio)

Altus (Dont want this if you can afford Acera)

 

cheapest

 

in that order for shimano

 

and

 

XX (High Roller or Diep in die Skuld)

X.0 (Dont want this if you can afford XX)

X.9 (Dont want this if you can afford X.0)

X.7 (Dont want this if you can afford X.9)

X.5 (Dont want this if you can afford X.7)

X.4 (Dont want this if you can afford X.5)

X.3 (Dont want this if you can afford X.4)

 

in the SRAM range

 

Human nature.

Buy what makes you happy.

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There is also a real tactile feel in the difference between an SLX and XT shifter .. the latter being firmer and crisper. Not that the SLX feels bad in any way, but the lever on the XT is far stiffer.

 

SLX is an exception value for money groupset without a big sacrifice on weight. An example would be the SLX cranks which are 30g heavier than XT yet are said to be stiffer than the XT.

 

To the OP, you never clarified what kind of a rider you are ... will you be gunning to win the races, just be doing lots of mileage or be a low to medium mileage weekend warrior?

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Best

 

XTR

XT

LX

Deore

Alivio

Acera

Altus

 

cheapest

 

in that order for shimano

 

and

 

X.0

X.9

X.7

X.5

X.4

X.3

 

in the SRAM range

 

 

What happened to Sram XX??

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What happened to Sram XX??

 

ja my bad, i copied that list off a website and saved it on my PC before SRAM released the XX range, when i also didnt know what the hell was going on

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