SHIMANO FINALLY GOES 12-SPEED

It's been a question on the lips of a lot of mountain bike pundits for some time now; just when will Shimano make the jump to a 12-speed groupset? After all, its archest of arch rivals SRAM has offered its top three groups with 12 gears for more than two years already, and it's claimed a lot of market share in the emerging long-travel trail bike segment as a result.

All things come to those who wait, and Shimano has finally pushed the button on its first ever 12-speed set, kicking it off with XTR M9100. It'll come under