On their Instagram account, Shimano has a couple of short teaser videos regarding something being released tomorrow 25.05.2018. They have three clips that show out of focus and backlit pictures of a cassette, crankset, and a rear derailleur, along with some interesting quotes:
- Psst… come closer and we’ll show you a secret.
- Something pretty damn awesome is about to come…
- Second to none.
Last year at Eurobike there was some rumors of a 12-speed system, and supposedly a rider at the Czech round of the XC World Cup was utilizing what appeared to be a 12-speed XTR drivetrain.
Rumor info:
- Two cassette versions: 10-45T (10-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36-40-45) and 10-51T (10-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-33-39-45-51)
- Direct mount chainrings
- New freehub body design
- Shimano XTR 12-speed will be a 1x and named M9100
We’ll find out tomorrow brings, but until then it’s all conjecture. But we’d love to see a 12-speed system from Shimano!
Shimano Instagram Rear Derailleur
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