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microSHIFT Marvo XE (M64L)

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The microSHIFT Marvo XE caught my eye, all those years ago, because of its distinctive 'Robot chic' style. It's deliberately square and clunky, with CNC highlights, all kinds of unnecessary facets and angles and perverse details like the cuboidal cable stop. Every next surface is emblazoned with stylish but irrelevant writing. This ostentatious outbreak of function-free nonsense reminds me of a 2020s Citroën - and is equally annoying, charming and fascinating.

The Marvo XE is constructed to a high standard with an aluminium b-pivot bolt and titanium cable clamp bolt and adjustment screws. Strangely, but in the microSHIFT tradition, it does not have a cable adjuster.


This is a, lightly used, example of the long cage, plain vanilla version with silver CNC highlights. Some of its features are:

  • It has no writing on its b-pivot bolt.
  • The writing on the outer pulley cage plate is 'CNC ALUMINIUM 7075'.
  • The titanium pulley bolts have Torx heads.

    • Derailleur brands: microSHIFT
    • Country: Taiwan
    • Date of introduction: late 2010 for model year 2011
    • Date of this example: unknown
    • Model no.: M64L
    • Weight: 235g
    • Maximum cog: 34 teeth (source: microSHIFT)
    • Total capacity: 45 teeth (source: microSHIFT)
    • Pulley centre to centre: 100mm
    • Index compatibility: 9 speed Shimano
    • Chain width: 3/32”
    • Logic: top normal
    • B pivot: sprung
    • P pivot: sprung
    • Materials: Aluminium (including the hanger bolt) with titanium cable clamp, pulley and adjustment screws.

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microSHIFT 2011

microSHIFT 2011

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microSHIFT 2012-2013

microSHIFT 2012-2013

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microSHIFT 2015

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microSHIFT 2016

microSHIFT 2016

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