It's just hard not to imagine that Shimano could streamline their manufacturing and produce a slightly better (materials) Deore groupset and slightly cheaper (split the difference) XT groupset and be able to better support those lines if they dropped SLX.
A Deore 12spd drivetrain with an XT shifter and cassette is probably a better package than a complete SLX kit for the same money anyways.
July 13, 2020, 10:53 a.m. - Andrew Major
It's just hard not to imagine that Shimano could streamline their manufacturing and produce a slightly better (materials) Deore groupset and slightly cheaper (split the difference) XT groupset and be able to better support those lines if they dropped SLX. A Deore 12spd drivetrain with an XT shifter and cassette is probably a better package than a complete SLX kit for the same money anyways.