015 - Shimano's Nick Murdick explains everything

During the new XT/SLX launch, we sat down with Shimano's North American Mountain Bike Product Manager, Nick Murdick, to discuss all the things. We opened it up to reader questions and got a TON of great ones, and Nick answers them all. And he gives us a complete masterclass on chain lube...you'll leave this knowing more than you ever thought you should about how to properly lube your chain, what to use, and how long it lasts. It's awesome!

Following the interview, we discuss some of other things you were asking about, like Microspline availability and Shimano's apparent problem with online retail pricing (it's not as simple of a fix as you might thing, and we explain why).

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