This is one of my favourite times of year, the Sea Otter Classic is taking place and we get to see lots of new stuff. Some companies choose it to launch new stuff in other cases sharp eyed journo’s spot stuff on race bikes and sneakily photograph it.
It’s long been rumoured that MTB’s would be following on from the lead of road components and go ten speed. What’s interesting though is the somewhat different approaches both SRAM and Shimano have taken. SRAM have decided to go for ten at the back, but drop to two rings up front. Shimano however have stuck with the triple up front. I guess there are pros and cons for both and I’m sure we’ll see over the coming months which proves to be more reliable.
Myself well I prefer the look of 2 x 10 and I reckon SRAM have finally managed to make some cranks that look pretty nice, goodness knows it’s taken them long enough!
Anyway, below are some pictures of the new kit, enjoy…
X9 Crankset
SLX Crankset
X9 Cassette
SLX Cassette
