Shimano has added new 12-speed mountain bike groupsets – Deore XT and SLX – to the range-topping XTR 12-speed, which was launched last year. Shimano joined SRAM – which has 12-speed road and mountain ...

SLX looks like a stripped-down XT, but there are some significant differences that make it the more cost-effective brake of the two. It shares its angular-looking master cylinder body and hooked lever ...

With the launch of SRAM XX last year it was inevitable that arch rivals Shimano would soon follow suit and launch their own 10-speed mountain bike groupset. Industry rumours suggested they would ...

Burly new oversized hubs laced onto classic hardcore rims to create a tough centre lock disc wheelset Shimano’s 20mm hubs are always proper barrels, but combined with Mavic’s classic all-mountain rim ...