• I'm trying to get my head around modern Shimano geoupsets and have a few questions if someone can help.

    I want to put gears on my Karate Monkey. It's 135mm rear spacing. I think I'm right on saying 11sp will fit a standard HG freehub but 12sp needs a new freehub?

    Not sure whether to go drop bar/ monster cross or keep it on risers.

    What is the Ultegra equivilant for flat bar mtb? SLX?

    And if I went the drop bar route do Shimano road brifters work with SLX (or whatever group) of not what do I need to buy? Some gravel groupset maybe.

  • Yep, 11spd is HG. But not all SRAM 11spd cassettes are HG, some are XD (because, standards)

    SLX is workhorse 105 equivalent, XT would be Ultegra. And yes, SLX should work fine with a 105 shifter, or a GRX one

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