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[Stefan Mikes]

Probably seems a bit silly, but I like your two-tone gears, Stefan! That’s cool.

It is a special design, Charlie. The cassette (Shimano Deore XT) is huge. Two largest sprockets are made of anodized aluminium (instead of stainless steel) to save on weight (as you use such low gears very rarely, there's no danger to wear them). This makes those black!

 

[BlackHand]

It is a special design, Charlie. The cassette (Shimano Deore XT) is huge. Two largest sprockets are made of anodized aluminium (instead of stainless steel) to save on weight (as you use such low gears very rarely, there's no danger to wear them). This makes those black!

And if you shell out enough clams you can get a 3 tone XTR cassette with the titanium added into the mix. I was recently tempted by a m9001at half price, but it was still double the usual XT price