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 Post subject: Shimano's new SLX line
PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:31 pm 
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Looks interesting...lighter than LX but tougher than XT the cranks come w/ 3 rings or 2 rings and a bash guard. hmmm

http://www.bikemagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/6067


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Looks like that, light, and tough? Priced in the "LX ballpark"?

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Those look cool. I will have to try them out.
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hmmm what caliper are those brakes going to? Weve been waitin for a HD Shimano brake setup
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Rockinthecasbah wrote:
hmmm what caliper are those brakes going to? Weve been waitin for a HD Shimano brake setup

Yeah, if its an HD version of the Xt's I would definitly consider 'em
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rock and road in mission viejo has the cranks for like 188?? so they are starting to have parts

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foo29er wrote:
rock and road in mission viejo has the cranks for like 188?? so they are starting to have parts

Sweet. Thanks foo....
I'm really interested in their brakes as well, if they are better (HD) than the XT's, with the right price point, they might be an item for me to consider trying...
I can't wait for some more newz....
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http://bike.shimano.com/publish/content ... n/slx.html

http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.asp? ... 0+CRANKSET
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