Shimano CS-M8000 XT 11-speed

Shimano CS-M8000 cassette XT 11-speed

Thanks to the RHYTHM STEP gradation*, the DEORE XT M8000 ensures uninterrupted propulsion. For this purpose, the gear steps were selected precisely so that the jumps are low and the cadence remains as constant as possible. Regardless of the choice of single, double or triple system, this helps to ensure that the rider's expended energy is always efficiently converted into propulsion and the flow on the trail is maintained. With the new 2- and 3x11-speed drives of the M8000, this provides an enormously wide gear ratio, which thanks to the combination with the 11-40Z cassette, as already with the XTR, is nevertheless designed for narrow gradations between the gears and thus always allows a controlled cadence. New to the DEORE XT, on the other hand, is a 11-42Z HG-X11 cassette (CS-M8000) developed specifically (and exclusively) for the 1x11-speed systems. With this gradation, it represents the widest ratio cassette that SHIMANO has ever presented. In conjunction with the premium 11-speed chain with asymmetrical HG-X11 tabs (mounting directional) and SIL-TEC surface coating provide the XT cassettes for perfect shifting behavior and superior MTB performance.