For me, the takeaway is that you can cost min/max and still be a weight weenie with this and do quite well. XT Shifter, SLX Crankset, and XT (or e13) cassette and you can knock back half of the weight delta while only spending a C-note more. Spending the remainder keeping the rest of the bike ready to ride is going to make a far larger difference in my limited ability to function as a passable meat servo power source, so this type of article really tells me that there's some brilliance to be achieved on the part of product managers.
Oct. 6, 2021, 4:18 a.m. - Tehllama42
For me, the takeaway is that you can cost min/max and still be a weight weenie with this and do quite well. XT Shifter, SLX Crankset, and XT (or e13) cassette and you can knock back half of the weight delta while only spending a C-note more. Spending the remainder keeping the rest of the bike ready to ride is going to make a far larger difference in my limited ability to function as a passable meat servo power source, so this type of article really tells me that there's some brilliance to be achieved on the part of product managers.