xc pro vs. xt

[Archangel]

About the lightness: For example in the '93 Klein catalog, a bike with Suntour XC Pro MD was over 2.2 lbs lighter than XT and 1.3 lbs lighter than XTR equivalent. So Suntour did some pretty impressive stuff back then.

 

[fluffhead]

Suntour has more sex appeal but XT is just so damn dependable. If you are restoring a bike for show do the Suntour if you are gonna ride the retro bike as your main mtb go Shimano. But thats just my opinion.