Because Shimano realised that gravel bikes are the new fat bike and people no longer give a fuck about them?why is there still no 12 speed di2 grx? it was supposed to release half a year after the mechanical stuff?
Because Shimano realised that gravel bikes are the new fat bike and people no longer give a fuck about them?why is there still no 12 speed di2 grx? it was supposed to release half a year after the mechanical stuff?
Are you saying that mechanical XT and XTR will be 13 speed ?I made a mistake here, the new groups will be jinxed from scratch, as they will be 13-speed. Mechanical LX will stay at 12.
No love for Hone?So Deore LX from 1995 is coming back? is STX-RC coming back too?
No, I'm saying mechanical XT and XTR are walking the Saint walk.Are you saying that mechanical XT and XTR will be 13 speed ?
OK, so if I got this right :No, I'm saying mechanical XT and XTR are walking the Saint walk.
GOOD!'25 SAINT : unchanged since 2012
Nope.OK, so if I got this right :
'25 XTR/XT/LX/ESSA : electronic 13 speed
'25 XTR/XT : mechanical 12 speed unchanged, except new crankset shape and 160mm arms for XT
'25 SAINT : unchanged since 2012
'25 SLX : gone
'25 Deore : no changes for next year
Does that sound right?
That's what I saw for top three tiers in MTB. Maybe the CUES stuff will be upgraded to be 12-speed compatible?Whoaaa. So the only 12 speed mechanical thing left from Shimano in 2025 will be LX ?
Do you have a super hilly commute? Or carry a lot? ? What chainring and wheelsize do you find those jumps and range good for when commuting? Personally I'd be expecting to wear out the 11 & 13t sprockets way ahead of the rest of the cassette and barely ever go anywhere near the dinnerplateasaurus 51t.. I have 9 speed Microshift 12-48 on my commuter bike and the tooth distribution between gears is better
It' basically a flat 4km part and then an 80m elevation gain in 1km and I carry a 20lbs backpack on my double Magic Mary 26" hardtail.Do you have a super hilly commute? Or carry a lot? ? What chainring and wheelsize do you find those jumps and range good for when commuting? Personally I'd be expecting to wear out the 11 & 13t sprockets way ahead of the rest of the cassette and barely ever go anywhere near the dinnerplateasaurus 51t.
Everyone's commute is different granted.
Just stockpile shit now. By the time you run out we will all be about those Pinion electric gearboxes.I would, but Cues/Linkglide does not use the Microspline interface which I now have on all my hubs since I thought this would be the direction Shimano would use from last year on. Thanks Shimano.
Yeah I thought that I could use a gravel 12sp cassette on a Microspline hub, but no, coz Shimano.I would, but Cues/Linkglide does not use the Microspline interface which I now have on all my hubs since I thought this would be the direction Shimano would use from last year on. Thanks Shimano.