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Shimano’s new Saint gravity groupset looks like it’s getting very close to production judging by the components on Jackson Goldstone’s custom Santa Cruz V10. Compare the latest parts with the prototypes we spotted back in February and you’ll see they’ve switched from CNC machining to forging and all the details look resolved. From what we can tell there will be four-piston brakes with burly calipers to increase piston size, fluid volume, stiffness and heat management, while the levers feature external reach adjustment and maybe an additional leverage or bite point adjustment. On the drivetrain side, the short cage derailleur seems to run the new dual stage spring across an 8-speed cassette. The question of release is a when, not if, so what’s your best guess? And would you have this or the SRAM wireless XX DH Transmission?