91 comments - make that 92.And road riding and sportives? There's an oil port on the hub body which allows you to suck the used lubricant out and replace it without having to take the whole thing to pieces. The stated weight is now 1590g, which is 90g lighter than Shimano's weight for an Alfine 8 and less than a Speedhub too. The Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 is the lightest gear hub on the world market. As far as actual riding is concerned this is the only downside over a Rohloff, which is indexed internally and doesn't seem to suffer from that problem. Now Shimano comes out with microspline and people are freaking out.being tribal about bike component brands is hilarious. This should mean two things. !None of the write ups today have mentioned that any upgrade to 12 speed will need a new hub/wheel with micro-spine.Are the new hubs retaining the cup and cone bearings Shimano has stuck with, or moving to cartridge?I think those chain weights and prices are off for XT and XTR (SLX looks correct):Chain 252g $32 620g $155 534g $420Because it’s a foregone conclusion that yes, Micro Spline is the new standard from Shimano. Shimano has finally, FINALLY made a dedicated 1x crank for drop bar bikes Shimano. VALUE CREATING COMPANY Bicycle Components Fishing Tackle Rowing Equipment. Two sets of wheels are available, a lighter weight XC version that uses the new straight pull hubs with 24mm (internal) rims, and a burlier set with new wide-flanged, J-bend spokes and offset 30mm wide (internal) rim for a trail-worthy wheelset. now that it’s being offered on XT and SLX i’d expect the number of companies offering microspline freehubs will increase fairly quickly.Where does your claim of better performance come from? I could not be happier. If you're into your touring then the Alfine 11 makes a whole lot of sense; a good range of enclosed, maintenance-free gears that you can fit to a standard frame.
They also come in two sizes: Small (size 36-44EU shoes) and Large (43-48).Two sets of wheels are available, a lighter weight XC version that uses the new straight pull hubs with 24mm (internal) rims, and a burlier set with new wide-flanged, J-bend spokes and offset 30mm wide (internal) rim for a trail-worthy wheelset. There are a few sacrifices to costs, namely materials and finishes (and finishing), but functionally, all of the important stuff is here.As listed, the complete groups with cranks, 32t ring, front and rear 4-piston brakes come in at:The brakes get shared levers for both 2- and 4-piston calipers and all the adjustments you’d want and a refined Servo-Wave lever ratio for smoother braking power throughout the stroke.The PD-M8140 platform pedals get a new concave design and 10 pins per side. These are the same as the MT900 non-series cranks that were announced recently to start filling XTR orders until that group’s unique hollow-bonded arm design could catch up on production.Wish you best of luck SRAM.