Is Shimano SLX any good?

Shimano 12-speed SLX provides ridiculously good shifting and performance for the money, making it hard to argue with. Toss an extra few coins in and you get all of the tech from the higher-priced Shimano siblings in a more wallet-friendly package.

Is deore the same as SLX?

Shimano SLX is also a killer value and sees a bit of weight savings over the cheaper Deore groupset. Much of the weight is in the rear cassette that gets an alloy cog and carrier compared to the steel Deore option. Looks get a bit cleaner and materials also get a slight improvement.

What is Shimano SLX for?

Shimano’s SLX is a mid-range mountain bike group with features that should appeal to most mountain bike riders. It is offered in a 1×11 option with a wide-range cassette that has a big 46-tooth large cog that makes climbing steep singletrack easier. SLX occupies the middle of Shimano’s mountain bike drivetrain lineup.

What is better SLX or GX?

Winner: Shimano SLX M7100 Shimano’s SLX groupset is priced incredibly well – the drivetrain is 30% cheaper than GX Eagle. Both GX Eagle and SLX come in at around 1/3rd of the cost of SRAM and Shimano’s flagship groupsets (that’s XX1 and XTR).

What is the SRAM equivalent of Shimano SLX?

SRAM X9
SRAM X9. Equivalent to Shimano SLX, X9 was the workhorse groupset of SRAM’s range.

Is Shimano Deore compatible with SLX?

Shimano’s new 12-speed Deore group is 1x only. And here’s perhaps the best part: All of these similarities mean that new Deore is fully cross-compatible with XTR, XT and SLX 12-speed components. Mix-and-match as your heart (and budget) desires.

Which is better SLX or XTR?

The modulation in the brakes is vastly improved over the previous on/off generation of Shimano brakes. The XTR versions, however, do control power noticeably better than the XT. SLX offers much of the same tech (12-speed, Hyperglide Plus, four-piston brake caliper), but at an even lower cost than XT.

Does Shimano SLX have a clutch?

The Shimano SLX Rear Derailleur features a clutch system to keep the chain taught, a shadow+ design to keep it out of harms way and has one of the crispest shifts available!

What is the SRAM equivalent of Shimano Deore?

The chart above is organized from entry-level to high-end. It’s pretty simple, but when speaking to mountain bikers at TPC, I discovered that many disagree on what drivetrains are considered equivalent between Shimano and SRAM….The mountain bike component hierarchy.