Shimano is going toe-to-toe with SRAM’s 1x11 drivetrains with an expanded range cassette and a new chainring design. Riders who prefer more than one chainring will be glad to read that Shimano is still catering to the multi-ring crowd with more 2x and 3x chainring combinations. Also new for this spring, Shimano has two new budget minded hydraulic brake systems designed to bring Shimano reliability to price point bikes.
Related: Shimano Sora R3000 groupset with mechanical discs
Related: Shimano 1x for the road - now it's official
ADVERTISEMENT
Shimano takes 1x seriously
Shimano has long been adamant that multi-ring drivetrains were the best for most mountain bikers, but it seems like it has softened that stance with the announcement of a new, wide range 11-46t cassette compatible with XT and XTR 11-speed setups.
That means Shimano's 1x range is nearly on par with SRAM, offering an impressive 418% range to SRAM's 420% range, while offering more low-end gearing than SRAM when running the same chainring. Unlike SRAM's 11-speed drivetrains, which require a special 'XD' freehub body, the new cassette will fit onto any normal hub, making the process of upgrading simpler and cheaper.
The claimed weight for the CS-M8000 cassette is 540g.
Updated chainring combinations
Budget hydraulic brakes
Pricing and availability
You can read more at BikeRadar.com
via BikeRadar All the latest from BikeRadar.com http://ift.tt/1Rg9L4K
No comments:
Post a Comment