Throwback Thursday: May 2016—SRAM GX vs. Shimano XT
Back in 2016, we compared the pros and cons of the SRAM GX and Shimano XT systems. Read on to see what we had to say about them.
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Back in 2016, we compared the pros and cons of the SRAM GX and Shimano XT systems. Read on to see what we had to say about them.
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