What is the best mountain bike drivetrain for the money?

Most of us are running a mountain bike drivetrain from a brand that starts with the letter S, but that still leaves a wide range of options when it comes to groupsets. Considering both the performance and the price, we want to know which of these modern drivetrains is your favorite. Then tell us why in the comments!

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MTB is for

What is the best MTB drivetrain for the money? *

• Box 11 Speed X-Wide
• Rotor 1×13 MTB
• Shimano Deore
• Shimano SLX
• Shimano XT
• Shimano XTR
• Shimano Di2
• SRAM SX
• SRAM NX
• SRAM GX (mechanical)
• SRAM X01 (mechanical)
• SRAM XX1 (mechanical)
• SRAM GX AXS
• SRAM X01 AXS
• SRAM XX1 AXS
• SRAM S-1000 Transmission
• SRAM GX Transmission
• SRAM X01 Transmission
• SRAM XX1 Transmission
• TRP EVO 12
• Other – tell us in the comments below

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