What happens when DEORE XT Di2 meets the EP Series? | SHIMANO

You know all about the game-changing DEORE XT groupset. As you’ll see here, the Di2 takes it beyond your already-high expectations. Di2 – otherwise known as Digital Integrated Intelligence – is essentially electronic shifting, and the DEORE XT Di2 is elevated to new performance levels when paired with the new EP8 (EP801) and EP6 drive units. Once they work together, they provide FREE SHIFT and AUTO SHIFT gear shifting technology: 12-speed drivetrains with FREE SHIFT, or 11-speed LINKGLIDE drivetrains with FREE SHIFT and AUTO SHIFT.

With all this advanced technology, you need a clever drivetrain that can handle it expertly, which is exactly what the Di2 does. Combine all this with the ability to customise the ride settings from your phone via the E-TUBE PROJECT Cyclist App and, as you’ll see here, you have a ride like no other. Intelligent, responsive, powerful and smooth, with forward-thinking gear-shifting that learns as you ride – perfect to Explore New Grounds.

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[spick]

I would like: 12spd XT cassette with similar ratios as the Campy EKAR, but 12spd not 13spd and starting with the 11 cog:


Running an XT 46/30 Crank which presently only exists with incompatible 11spd GRX or 3rd party like Praxis or Easton. I want range and cadence, and can't see a legitimate reason why I'm forced to choose.

I don't need or want drop bars at all, and am tired of having to change my entire drive system depending on the type of event I want to take part in aka Gravel/XC/all road.

Perfect cadence for going fast on the flats. Ideal gearing for gnarly hills. Not interested in 1X, I'm into ultra distance stuff, tour divide, Atlas, biking man and XC highlands 550 style and prefer keeping the front derailleur.

The only reason I can see this kind of setup isn't available except on Ekar's 1X 13spd. Is because the entire drive train industry has a very cynical idea of what will make them the most money out of the present 'gravel trend' When 12spd GRX comes out it's going to be designed to suit drop bars whilst the MTB market is obsessed with 1X.

As every MTB rider knows: Gravel bikes will never be a 'do it all bike' because drop bars and lack of Front suspension will never inspire confidence for the real gnarly rough stuff and much of the single track trails.
but when I hit those road and gravel sections: I'm on the aero's and want the cadence control.

I make do with the way overpriced XTR 38/28 cranks with the XT 10-45T cassette. the bike industry has yet to catch up with my neediness...
19" - 116"/5 to 31mph @ 90 rpm.
Smooth at the top, fast at the bottom, but not pedal down hills fast. Shimano please make this!

[procopiobukayo]

How to index Shimano Deore XT Di2 rear derailleur?

[davidoff]

please wake up ! and do Di2 12V for GRX and XTR. Thank you

[JonathanFisherS]

Shimano, please don't go the SRAM route and make a "hanger less" derailleur. A universal hanger would be awesome, but I don't want to replace my mech or frame every time I crash, and I crash a lot

[GoPro-TV]

Can I change out a sram rear cassette and add this tech to a Husqvarna HC5 that comes standard with ep801 engine but has a sram group set?

[gabrielcabra]

Tiene garantía un mando Xtr 12 v, con solo un año de uso. El pulsador no volvio a servir para hacer los cambios

[ignaciosevil]

woudnt call it "trusted" hope its now more durable against impact.... THE 11 SPEED XTR WAS so fragile.. Broke 25 lower cages myself... real bad.
But after that ive had 2 12 speeds on ebikes which for 700 m of DH didnt have any problems.
just destroyed chains every 4 weeks... lol

[michalmisiarz]

Tak Shimano jde opravdu do kytek, prostě neumí udělat pořádnou sadu, která by opravdu byla konkurenceschopná Sramu. Sram jim svými sadami AXS utekl na mnoho a mnoho let... Pokud se Shimano nezmátoří z té své nostalgické letargie, tak dopadne stejně jak dopadla NOKIA.