Originally Posted by
jjbod1
While I will admit, when the XT bike is "fully tuned" works way better then the Deore bike. The Deore bike requires "Waaaaay" less maintenance.
Something's amuck here. XT is more durable. Will hold a tune longer. I would believe it if you said XT works better than XTR wiyh minimal tuning. My experience with XT is that it will operate better longer than LX or Deore. Deore and LX can be tuned to work dang near side by side with XT...but won't be smooth nearly as long as XT.
My experience.