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Shimano shows some all-mountain love with new SLX

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 1, 2008 ⋅ One comment

A few years ago, in the heat of the bike industry’s shift from XC weight obsession to mid travel, go anywhere all-mountain bikes, Shimano unveiled a new line of components called Hone. The Hone parts were generally viewed as “Saint Lite”, and tended to be cheaper, a little lighter, and weaker than their full-bore Saint […]

Alphabet soup: the new MRP XCG, FTW!

By Mike Smith ⋅ March 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

MRP has announced the release of a new chainguide, the XCG. The XCG is aimed at all-mountain riders who want a bash guard to protect the big ring, but don’t want the extra weight of a big aluminum or polycarbonate dinner plate stuck to the cranks. The XCG mounts directly to the bottom bracket or ISCG […]

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