Editor's note: this speculative article was published in 2015. We now have a clear view of what Shimano was working on. Read all the details about the development of Shimano's new XTR M9100 drivetrain ...

Shimano’s flagship MTB race groupset, XTR, has been electric in the past, but the latest e-version was released in 2015 so there is almost a decade of electric shifting experience in the company since ...

In 2009 Shimano brought electronic gear-shifting to road bikes, in the form of its Dura-Ace Di2 group. The slightly-less-pricey Ultegra Di2 system followed, although it was still aimed at roadies.

Shimano has quickly followed the launch of XTR Di2 with two additional wireless groups: XT M8200 and Deore M6200. We got our hands on a sample of the XT group in the compact GS Enduro 1×12 flavor ...

No wow factor; no power meter; crank finish wears quickly; chainring and cassette coating wear quickly; adjustment screws slow down install Shimano’s new XTR Di2 M9200 wireless electronic drivetrain ...

Last September at Interbike, Shimano showed its first working samples of Di2 for the dirt crowd, and the 30-odd minutes we got to ride the prototype left us captivated. Shifting was fast and accurate, ...

The History of the Shimano XTR Components originally appeared on BikeMag. A recent teaser on Instagram from Shimano got me thinking about how long it's been since we saw the brand update its mountain ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Skeptics decried electronic transmissions on road bikes are unnecessarily complicated and an ...

In 1990, SunTour gave the world the BEAST: the Browning Electronic AccuShift Transmission, the first electronic shifting system. They threw it on a mountain bike triple, and it worked half the time.

Cannondale Factory Racing (CFR) returns to the World Cup Cross-Country race paddock with a fresh bike and team kit. Headlined by elite racers Charlie Aldridge and former gold medalist and world ...

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