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Early pics of 2007 Shimano components

I know, I know. It’s a little early to post up news about 2007 product lineups, especially since we’re only a couple of months into 2006 BUT there are some images of the 2007 Shimano drivetrain stuff floating around the ‘net that are worth talking about. Keep in mind that the items in the following pages aren’t likely the same as what you’ll see in your LBS at the end of the year — I’d expect to see a few minor tweaks to the final design of the parts.

The best batch of photos that I could find is located on a Norwegian biking site — I expect full translations from all you readers based in Oslo — which has some good closeups of the 2007 Deore XT rear derailleur, and it looks absolutely gorgeous, with sweeping lines and a solid-looking body. And the XT triggers don’t look half bad either. For all of you who can’t stomach the price of the higher-end stuff, the site also has a bunch of pics of the LX and Deore components for you to drool over.

Update (27 February 2006): BikeMagic has a writeup on some of the pieces in the 2007 Shimano component lineup. Nothing new in the photo department but the words are in english, something that will help those of you out there who aren’t fluent in Norwegian.

Update (10 March 2006): Mountain Bike Action has some shots of the redesigned XT triggers, the 2007 Hone rear derailleur, and some other information about Shimano’s 2007 component lineup.

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