2007 XTR: First Impressions

Bike Magic got to test some of the 2007 XTR prototype parts. They’ve written up a two part review discussing their thoughts on the new groupset.

“There’s not really that much to say in terms of the ride - they don’t feel markedly different from the old ones (cranks), not that that’s a bad thing. If you’re a heavy gear-masher then you might notice that the outer chainring is stiffer than the old one. The whole system is lighter than the outgoing one, but we’re only talking about 30g or so. We particularly like the finish - the outer face is polished with deeply-engraved logos, so they should stay looking almost as new for ages, rather than gradually losing their anodising to shoe rub.”