Re: XTR M960: Beyond diminishing returns

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> what about large people who want something strong? SOmeone I know has
> snapped 5 crank sets just from the sheer power of his pedalling, he
> has had to spend over 7 times the amount of money buying his bike than
> i have buying mine cause he needs something really strong
> 

Then you're gong to love those shifters with many parts in them that are 
better suited to a Swiss watch and that wonderful hard as cardboard 
cassette that folds it's cogs at the first bad shift caused by the 
wonderful shifters.  There's a reason Shimano came out with the Saint 
line at the same time as the new XTR, they knew the new XTR couldn't cut 
it.

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