Originally Posted by
ban guzzi
What is the difference between SLX and XT components?
(I have a full set of SLX here on a hardtail I'm putting together...)
FC-M660 vs FC-M770: Different shape crank arms. SLX is heavier but still has hollow arms. Different color (?) chainrings.
RD-M662 vs RD-M772: SLX has a steel parallelogram arm while XT is probably aluminium.
FD-M660 vs FD-M770: Don't know.
HB-M665 vs HB-M775: SLX has a "conventional" 9mm/10mm steel axle while XT uses a larger diameter titanium axle.
FH-M665 vs FH-M775: SLX has a "conventional" 10mm steel axle while XT uses a larger diameter titanium axle. The freehub body might be different (it's a different part number).
CS-HG61 vs CS-M770: XT uses a cog carrier spider, SLX (HG61) has a conventional stack of riveted together cogs and spacers.
BR-M665 vs BR-M775: XT uses one piece calipers, SLX has two pieces joined at the factory.
SM-RT64 vs SM-RT78: They're um, er, just different.
BL-M665 vs BL-M775: They're very similar.
SL-M660 vs SL-M770: Different ergonomics. The SLX levers are plastic coated while XT might be all metal.
Originally Posted by
ban guzzi
What I'm getting at is, are SLX/XT similar enought to run together?
Certainly!