Shimano SLX: First look

We've often commented in the past on the somewhat arbitrary nature of the bike industry's calendar, and the increasing randomness of the model year. The announcement of Shimano's all-new SLX groupset chucks yet another spanner in the already somewhat clattery works - the parts you see here in final prototype form will be on sale in July. More information, visit http://www.bikemagic.com