Mountain Biking - 2001 Shimano vs. 2003?

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KevinST4

10-28-02, 01:12 PM

The bike I am about to buy was built with the components off of a 2001 Schwinn Homegrown Comp. Is there any design or functionality difference between the 2001 Shimano parts and those that come on a new 2003 bike? The bike has Shimano LX hollowtech cranks, LX shifters and XT derailliers. Any info would be appreciated.

Kevin

tFUnK

10-28-02, 01:51 PM

newer ones are lighter. the xtr line for 03 is drastically different (brake levers that wiggle to shift, etc).

the newer hollowtechs are lighter, too, i think. v brakes have stronger parallel push. thats all i got on the top of my head.

WorldIRC

10-28-02, 04:10 PM

LX and XT hasnt changed since 2001. Only alivio, acera, altus, and XTR have changed.