Riders with SHIMANO equipped bikes celebrated great successes at this year’s Tour de France. The yellow jersey was for Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team), accompanied on the podium by two Luxembourg brothers: Andy and Fränk Schleck (team Leopard-Trek) who tried everything but did not succeed in breaking the power of the Australian former world champion. Even though these three men can be regarded as completely different riders, they also have one thing in common: all three we... More

NUNSPEET, The Netherlands, 20. June 2011 – Professional riders have been using the SHIMANO DURA-ACE components with Di2 electronic shifting technology in the biggest races in the world over the past four years: over the highest mountains, in the most extreme weather conditions and over the worst possible roads and cyclo cross tracks. Now it is time to introduce this revolutionary technology into the SHIMANO ULTEGRA, making it available to a much wider group of road racer... More

SHIMANO DEORE XT, the world’s first mountain biking component group is completely revamped for its 30th birthday. From the early days until today, “XT” has been the benchmark in mountain bike component technology, excelling in quality, innovation and performance combined with an extensive product range to suit a wide range of riding styles. The new group fits well in this tradition, once again boosting the value and relevance of the components. Two of the major options w... More

Shimano offers a completely new DEORE XT group, including a wide range of dedicated Trekking components. These 10-speed components excel in quality, performance and design. Besides the Trekking-specific drive-train, the XT offers disc brakes and V-Brakes, sports hub dynamos and a completely new pedal model developed for this important target group. The products will be available in black and in silver.

The HOLLOWTECH II crankset will be available in two models: FC-T781 ... More