Staggering braking performance. Quiet and stable drivetrain. Strong as 50 oxen on steroids.
Negatives
Free stroke adjuster does very little. Derailleur banged into the chain stay on our frame (note - this is only occurs on a handful of bikes and is easily remedied).
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Shimano had a seriously hard task ahead of them when they set out to improve on the Saint M810 groupset. Perhaps that’s why it took them four years, instead of their usual product cycle of three years, to release the newest incarnation of this legendary downhill groupset.
Flow travelled to Whistler earlier in 2012 to attend the Saint launch. There, on the fast and furious trails of that heavenly playground, we fell in love with Saint. You can read more about the launch and the refinements to the groupset in our features section.
Back home in Oz, the infatuation has continued.
The new M820 Saint groupset is lighter (both physically and in terms of the way it feels in operation), quieter and more stable through the drivetrain, with braking performance that is truly confidence inspiring.
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