Just ordered the XTR Shadow Plus rear der from Jenson USA for 159.00 which is the best price I've found anywhere.
Also tried the additional 10% code that was posted here, but that didn't work.
Definitely not. Several of my bikes have XTR, XT and even Zee. I feel the money is better spent on the shifter and chain. With a nice clean cable and housing, and my preferred shifter, I can't tell one lick of diff between any of my Shimano.
XTR has fancy low friction pulleys, a carbon outboard plate, more material machined away neatly (lighter weight). It has an adjustable clutch assembly too, if that matters to ya, as shifting to the lower/climbing gears has slightly more resistance. Whether it's worth it or not, depends on your bike, and how you ride it. I got one for my 29er carbon HT. I have no regret getting it. Wouldn't bother getting it for bikes where weight doesn't matter though, unless I simply wanted to "cheat" as much as possible.
Not a bad price. Lowest I've seen was, I believe, $139 from Merlin Cycles, but that was over 6 months ago.
price looks attractive but CRC is always around the same, just 10% more but they had 10% coupon code
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