Finally... when it's at the end of the product cycle, rapidly being phased out at the retailers, there I am, snapping a pair of these babies. Since it looks like my other hoard of 9s parts will last through the remainder of my mtb-riding-cycle, no better time to grab on them now.

XTR-- been such a long time since the wallet been thinned out for Shimano's top notch shifters... Of course it does help these are scooped up from clearance sales... All that's left now are to hunt out a few more cheap Saint short and mid cages...