I love multi-shift/multi-release too but I'm not surprised it's reserved for XT/XTR. For one, Shimano could just eliminate SLX at this point and split the price difference with XT as the differences (like one aluminum cog v. two) are arbitrary except for the shifter performance. Also, there's the fact that Deore shifters are significantly less expensive so the performance/quality have to give somewhere.
Feb. 15, 2022, 9:10 p.m. - Andrew Major
I love multi-shift/multi-release too but I'm not surprised it's reserved for XT/XTR. For one, Shimano could just eliminate SLX at this point and split the price difference with XT as the differences (like one aluminum cog v. two) are arbitrary except for the shifter performance. Also, there's the fact that Deore shifters are significantly less expensive so the performance/quality have to give somewhere.