Shimano Working on a New Saint Derailleur?

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Edited Date/Time 10/19/2020 10:20am
We just got this shot straight from the Maribor World Cup, where Loris Vergier's Shimano-equipped Santa Cruz V10 was presented on the "Winning Bike" podium. Looks like a new Saint in the works to us!


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kwapik 10/16/2020 8:12am
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That's great to see. The whole Saint line is long overdue for an update.
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LLLLL 10/16/2020 8:14am
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Loris won?
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1994canucks 10/16/2020 8:27am
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How about the saint brakes? Many guys running “xtr” are they really xtr or different internals?
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thejake 10/16/2020 8:33am
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kwapik wrote:
That's great to see. The whole Saint line is long overdue for an update.
Is it? Seems like everything in that group set is still pretty top notch.
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chrisjohnson22 10/16/2020 9:04am
10/16/2020 9:04am
1994canucks wrote:
How about the saint brakes? Many guys running “xtr” are they really xtr or different internals?
Same XTR brakes that you can buy on the market, nothing different.
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jonkranked 10/16/2020 9:35am
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kwapik wrote:
That's great to see. The whole Saint line is long overdue for an update.
thejake wrote:
Is it? Seems like everything in that group set is still pretty top notch.
with the exception of the pedals, the current saint grouppo has been on market for 8 years. its actually the longest a shimano grouppo has gone unchanged.
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jonkranked 10/16/2020 9:44am
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1994canucks wrote:
How about the saint brakes? Many guys running “xtr” are they really xtr or different internals?
if they're working on a new drivetrain, they're working on new brakes. the only times i can think of that shimano hasn't revised the entire platform is when they introduce the di2 drivetrains. and the occasional pedal.
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Aksel_Lfft 10/16/2020 10:12am
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Damn that cage is short! Must be pretty rigid!
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LLLLL 10/16/2020 10:27am
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Yeah busy day in work, forgot it was Friday 😣
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nskerb 10/16/2020 10:39am
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Saint is still really good by any standard. I'd expect an updated version to be really really good.
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bman33 10/16/2020 10:43am
10/16/2020 10:43am Edited Date/Time 10/16/2020 11:01am
kwapik wrote:
That's great to see. The whole Saint line is long overdue for an update.
It is overdue. That said, not many groupsets have had the staying power and reliable, pro-level performance of Saint for as long as it has. Goes to show just how good it is.

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sspomer 10/16/2020 10:45am
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@LLLLL - it's all so confusing and chaotic right now!

loris using XT shifter with it...(winning bike gallery coming shortly)

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7spd? hmmm.
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stoic_machine 10/16/2020 4:59pm
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kwapik wrote:
That's great to see. The whole Saint line is long overdue for an update.
4 years ago. Lol
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SuperDavio 10/16/2020 8:30pm
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Hope they keep the sand feeling in the shifter...
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Scrub 10/17/2020 10:36pm
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The thumbnail pic had me do a double take.

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Verbl Kint 10/17/2020 11:24pm
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Scrub wrote:
The thumbnail pic had me do a double take. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2020/10/17/9980/s1200_evh.jpg[/img]
The thumbnail pic had me do a double take.

R.I.P. EVH
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piggy 10/18/2020 7:03am
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LLLLL wrote:
Loris won?
This is also how I found out.
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LLLLL 10/19/2020 5:43am
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Skidz wrote:
7spd? hmmm.
The narrower chains are stronger due to the shorter pins.
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Salespunk 10/19/2020 10:20am
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I really hope Saint brakes don't go backwards like XT/XTR with the floating engagement point.
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