[Lefty]

http://singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=1581&PHPSESSID=83e38faa65f75a8f1dd5e00e9f05388a

I haven;t seen it been posted here... so check it out.


I like that they are making a Saint rightshifter only for 2006, if it will be as good as the XTR shifters, i am willing to try one. For the purpose it has been made for.

Saint Shifter
Shimano has realised that riders may still want Shimano shifting, even if they don't use their brakes - or they may not like Dual Control levers. So they've introduced a right-hand-only Saint rear shifter. The shifter is designed to mount outboard of your brake lever, so you can run your brakes far enough inboard to allow one finger control without putting the shifter too far away.

The shifter is very sleek, with a low profile finger trigger and an overall neat shape. Saint's derailleur remains 'Low-Normal' though, so the finger trigger put you into an easier gear and the thumb paddle into a harder one.
There is one odd thing, though. There's no left hand front shifter - despite Saint (and now Hone) coming as a dual chainring chainset (though there will be a stand-alone LH front XT level shifter coming out.)

So let the e-speculation begin.

 

[sanjuro]

http://singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=1581&PHPSESSID=83e38faa65f75a8f1dd5e00e9f05388a

I haven;t seen it been posted here... so check it out.


I like that they are making a Saint rightshifter only for 2006, if it will be as good as the XTR shifters, i am willing to try one. For the purpose it has been made for.

Saint Shifter
Shimano has realised that riders may still want Shimano shifting, even if they don't use their brakes - or they may not like Dual Control levers. So they've introduced a right-hand-only Saint rear shifter. The shifter is designed to mount outboard of your brake lever, so you can run your brakes far enough inboard to allow one finger control without putting the shifter too far away.

The shifter is very sleek, with a low profile finger trigger and an overall neat shape. Saint's derailleur remains 'Low-Normal' though, so the finger trigger put you into an easier gear and the thumb paddle into a harder one.
There is one odd thing, though. There's no left hand front shifter - despite Saint (and now Hone) coming as a dual chainring chainset (though there will be a stand-alone LH front XT level shifter coming out.)

So let the e-speculation begin.

Wait, what about those Saint Dual Control Shifters I ordered? Did I just throw my money away?!?!?!?

 

[Wumpus]

New XT/XTR?

 

[JRB]

New XT/XTR?

10 speed pods for flat bars on a roadie.

 

[Wumpus]

No duh. Have to ruin everything don't you.

 

[-dustin]

hahaha

 

[TheMontashu]

You can gat campy record with triggers and a 11-30 for mountian in europe

 

[caputo1989]

New XT/XTR?

Those are the things they put on bikes like the specialized sirrus.

 

[jon cross]

Heck, I already run a road cassette- I should pick some of those up and rock a DuraAce rear der- that would be lighter than XTR. Of course, having seen those 10 speed chains in "action" (or is that inaction, as I saw 3 break in races last year, 1 causing a wreck) I'd rather use a rubberband than a shimano chain.

 

[lovebunny]

i like how the saint dont have the lil indicator. i mean most riders have smapped theres off some way or another so thats nice. and i use a shimano 105 deraileur and cassette with a pc-59 chain and xt shifter pod(with the indicator broken off) and it works great.

 

[blue]

10speed drivetrain on DH bikes maybe? Would it be durable enough?

 

[Changleen]

10 speed? Jeeze! I can see why for hardcore XC types, but seriously...

 

[Lefty]

Wait, what about those Saint Dual Control Shifters I ordered? Did I just throw my money away?!?!?!?

No these aren;t available till 2006, so you can use your S.d.c shifters for about a year. ...

 

[Rip]

If they last a year and really all a person needs is one gear.

 

[Lefty]

If they last a year and really all a person needs is one gear.

Nah i am a singlespeed hater... i am pleased with only 9-gears. 11-27 in the rear and 32t in the front. It gets me everywhere.

 

[Westy]

I wonder if they will let their disk brakes be sold separate from their shifters?

 

[golgiaparatus]

New XT/XTR?

SON OF A BIT*H!!!!!
8 speed was better than 9 speed... now this 10 speed crap. I'll be spending a fortune every winter on housings alone. I always said if Shimano tried this crap that I'd be using sram... I guess thats what my next derailer/shifter combo will be.

 

[Andyman_1970]

I'm glad Shimano is seeing that people still like their trigger shifters.

 

[Andyman_1970]

SON OF A BIT*H!!!!!
8 speed was better than 9 speed... now this 10 speed crap. I'll be spending a fortune every winter on housings alone. I always said if Shimano tried this crap that I'd be using sram... I guess thats what my next derailer/shifter combo will be.

I don't think anytime soon they'll being going to 10 sp for mountain bikes. The 10sp stuff I've heard is way too tempremental and delicate for mountain usage.

 

[Dogboy]

I wonder if they will let their disk brakes be sold separate from their shifters?

They always have. Brake caliper/rotor are sold together and dual-control or stand-alone brake lever are sold separately.

 

[Westy]

They always have. Brake caliper/rotor are sold together and dual-control or stand-alone brake lever are sold separately.

I realized that after actually reading article. I'm freakin spaced this morning.

 

[Zark]

The Saint trigger sounds sweet. I've always wanted to run the trigger on the outside to get to the paddles easier. Now make a non-rapid rise Saint der. & I'd be happy.

Ohh and 10spd has no place on a MTB. The chain is scary skinny and the adjustment too twitchy & I think Shimano knows it.

 

[Andyman_1970]

..........I think Shimano knows it.

Yes they do. My brother is buds with two Shimano designers/test riders (he used to wrench for them) and they have said that 10sp will not go on mountain bikes.

 

[golgiaparatus]

Yes they do. My brother is buds with two Shimano designers/test riders (he used to wrench for them) and they have said that 10sp will not go on mountain bikes.

Whew! What were those 10 spd triggers for? Looked offroady to me.

 

[Andyman_1970]

Whew! What were those 10 spd triggers for? Looked offroady to me.

The "new" flat bar road bikes that have come out in the last year or two.

 

[-dustin]

roadies with flat bars

 

[=[Stinky]=]

Have seen the new 05 Campy trigger shifters? For flat bar road bikes. Not MTB.

 

[=[Stinky]=]

Shimano also holds a patent for a rear 14 speed cass, and derail. If memory serves correct.

 

[golgiaparatus]

The "new" flat bar road bikes that have come out in the last year or two.

Guess I havent been paying attention. I miss a lot of new stuff when I'm not in the market for a bike. Still carving my way around the trail on an 02 bike... hell, until I break it I'm likely to miss all kinds of hot new bike industry changes.

 

[Andyman_1970]

Guess I havent been paying attention. I miss a lot of new stuff when I'm not in the market for a bike. Still carving my way around the trail on an 02 bike... hell, until I break it I'm likely to miss all kinds of hot new bike industry changes.

Being a bike geek I like to stay up on stuff like that. The down side is, it's hard to not buy into the "must have the latest/greatest" mentality - however having a baby has quelled that urge quite a bit.