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Its overbuilt for general MTBing. Its, as Ed said, a DH/AM groupset.
SLX is a great groupset for touring/ commuting etc IMHO. If you have more £££s the same parts can be had as XT.
Basically Deore, LX, SLX, and XT, all hav trekking versions bette suited to a tourer. By this I mean a 48/36/26 triple, as opposed to a MTB 46/34/24. For example.
But modern Shimano 10spd MTB stuff is not compatible with road 10spd. Whereas Sram stuff is.
Being able to run TT levers, Road lever, MTB rear mech, etc. Sells Sram to me TBH. A compact road chainset, and a 11-32 MTB casstte. Is a great gearing combo.