Last month's announcement of Shimano’s latest Deore XT groupset got a lot of people excited. Now, ahead of its arrival on 2016 bikes, BikeRadar has been given an opportunity to give the latest components a try-out.
Related: For the full technical run down of the Deore XT M8000 group see our first look article
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Sorry, you can't try out the single ring version yet say Shimano
A lot of people reading this article are going to want to get first ride impressions of XT in its 1x form… and I’m sorry to admit that we can’t deliver on that score. Shimano didn’t have samples ready for the 1x variant of new Deore XT – disappointing stuff indeed. Instead, our Deore XT equipped test bike came in double-ring guise with a 36t/26t chainset and an 11-speed 11-40t cassette.
Setup and ergonomics
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