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Difference between XTR CS-M950 TYPE-ak "U2" or "X1"

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palmix
Both are 8 speed 11-30 teeth. ..and "U2" or "X1" what is it? Thanks.

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Germany_chris
by now you have probaly figured this out but I'll guess...one is Ti and one is AL
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rockyuphill
The U2 and X1 are likely production date codes, with the letter being the day and the number being the month. ak is the gear sequence.
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Bikinfoolferlife
Date code was my first thought, but from what I've seen checking on that, it's a two letter code. Maybe production facility otherwise?
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palmix
another one "U2" ...the date code :skep: what month is "U"? ...and "X"? :eekster:

(both have the three largest cogs in titanium)
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Bikinfoolferlife
Scroll down to the bottom of the page on this link to see what I've seen mentioned in a few places about the Shimano two letter coding...http://mombat.org/Shimano.htm
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palmix
OK ....thanks, maybe,

maybe: U=1996 ; X=1999 ....but:

The first letter is the month and the second digit will be the year (EI would be May of 1984).
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that code is TWO LETTERS
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