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Shimano refreshes Saint for 2009

By Mike Smith ⋅ April 19, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Shimano has got around to a full refresh of the Saint line for 2009. Weight is down, and both stiffness and strength are up. The badass new look doesn’t hurt matters either.

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 […]

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