And two things I'm not so keen on. Here's a first ride review thoughts of the whole new Shimano XTR gruppo.
GS is the medium cage for 9-45
SGS is long cage for 10-51
Would the 9-45 cassette fit on an existing microspline hub, or have they changed that as well?
Definitely interested in that and the short cage mech for the bikepark bike.
@Sharkattack it'll fit existing Microspline yes but uses a different locking array and thus new tool required IIRC.
Worse looking xtr chainset to date though, and trying to copy SRAM stealth style brakes has made a mess of the brake levers. There's too much aping of SRAM design language throughout (a negative). As well as it might function, xtr should be a thing of beauty, which this isn't!
Maybe they do listen!
Been asking for a 9-45t cassette & shorter cage mech since the move to 1x and XD / microspline.
Now for the XT version.
I know prices have risen but this is crazy. A new XTR cassette cost more than I paid for my first MTB - a Kona Lavadome in 1990. I don't know that I can afford to go riding any more.
Any ideas on when the lower tier stuff will be released?
(XT will be sooner than you think.)
@one_bad_mofo you don't have to buy XTR, much like you didn't back in 1990. And the 2025 era Deore/CUES stuff is way better than 1990 XTR was!
@Sharkatack you can see the new lockring/cassette layout in the 'gallery' of pics above btw.
Pedant alert, M900 XTR didn't arrive until 1992.
Like the idea of the shorter mech and prefer Shimano to Sram so may actually check out wireless in the future.
I really hope the XT version of the rear mech is better looking than this. I'm not sure I could bring myself to attach that to my bike, which is a shame as I've been waiting for Shimano to catch up.
It’s a shame you haven’t had a test sample to ride given many of the other websites and tube influencer crowd have had it for months
Init. I rode it for two days back in February 🙂 Anyway, should hopefully be getting short cage, 4pots & mullet setup soonish.
So as an XTR fan boy I'm loving the new drivetrain, could you clarify if the new crankset is EP801 compatible, I'm guessing not.
I have to say that I won't be swapping out my current XTR brakes on my bikes for the new design, they didn't need the SRAM look, the current models are a thing of beauty unlike the redesign.
been using the current 10-45 with short xtr mech and 30t chainring works well.
for all those using Putoline HPX R and Redline Likewater in their existing Shimano brakes to fix wondering bike point - all now fully vindicated!
Had a go on an xtr drive train display the other day and was really underwhelmed by the speed of sequential gear changes... Like almost asking if I was doing something wrong.
Lot to like there, small neat wireless mech, the 28/ 9-45 spec is smaller and neater still
Pricy though, and XTR is never discounted as much as XT/SLX
Wheels look great, but you're stuck with centrelock and microspline
Shifter looks great, but can't be arsed changing my brakes to whatever I-spec standard they're using this week
Great to hear they have fixed all the issues they claim their current brakes don't suffer from
Like everything about the cranks except the hideous appearance, massive logos are very un-shimano and definitely not XTR
