Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
I don't know anything but I surmise it's an Acera-like 1x setup to compete with Microshift who have been eating into their Altus-Acera-Alivio share lately with Advent and Acolyte. The flat bar is a 9 speed and the drop is a ten and cable brakes. I thought Shimano's only current cable disc caliper was Tourney level. I would not hold my breath for anything clever but can hope. It's a rapid fire shifter pod and not an EZ Fire
The U thing in the component names is reminiscent of Metrea which looked so cool but it was not even marketed here in the States
You would almost immediately assume Microshift Acolyte 1x8 on the completes, without known the specs, and Shimano sort of does need to do something to address that issue of OEM market share lost to Microshift. Advent and even Acolyte are seemingly cooler and more appealing than Altus-Acera-Alivio right now, even if that lower level Shimano stuff is on par or better quality. Are they still doing the Sora mechanical calipers? I have a couple of barely used Sora calipers waiting for a new build right now, place holders for something a little more hydraulic.