List of Shimano groupsets
Appearance
Shimano offers groupsets for road and mountain bicycles, among others.
Road groupsets
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Current list of road bike groupsets in order of descending tiers:
- Dura-Ace
- Ultegra
- 105
- CUES (new standard that replaces Tiagra, Sora, and Claris)
- Tiagra (being phased out with CUES)
- Sora (being phased out with CUES)
- Claris (being phased out with CUES)
- Essa
Groupset | Dura-Ace[1] | Ultegra | 105 | Tiagra | Sora | Claris |
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1973 | 'Dura-Ace' introduction (used 'Crane' rear derailleur[2]) No series number | |||||
1974 | Shimano-600[3] | |||||
1975 | ||||||
1976 | Dura-Ace 10 track (later 7000)[3] | |||||
1977 | ||||||
1978 | Dura-Ace EX (no more 'Crane' RD)[4] - 7200 name added later | 600 EX ('Arabesque') - 6200 name added later | ||||
1979 | ||||||
1980 | Dura-Ace AX (7300) - 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX[5] | |||||
1981 | 600 AX (6300) 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX | |||||
1982 | ||||||
1983 | 600 EX (6207)[6] | 105 'Golden Arrow'[7] | ||||
1984 | 7400 : 6-speed and SIS | |||||
1985 | 7600 : track | |||||
1986 | 600 EX (6208) : 6-speed SIS | |||||
1987 | 7400 : 7-speed | 1050 : 6.speed | ||||
1988 | 7400 : 8-speed | 600 Ultegra 'Tricolor' (6400) : 7-speed SIS | ||||
1989 | updated for 7-speed
(RD-1051, SL-1051) |
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1990 | 7400 : STI levers | 1055: renamed to 105SC
7-speed |
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1991 | ||||||
1992 | 600 Ultegra (6402) : 8-speed SIS and STI levers | |||||
1993 | FC-7410 low profile crankset FD-7410 front derailleur |
105SC : 8-speed | ||||
1994 | ||||||
1995 | ||||||
1996 | 7700 : 9-speed | |||||
1997 | 6500 : Name shortened to just Ultegra : 9-speed | |||||
1998 | 25th Anniversary Groupset | |||||
1999 | 5500 : 9-speed | |||||
2000 | ||||||
2001 | 4400 : 9-speed | |||||
2002 | 3300 : 8-speed | |||||
2003 | 7800 : 10-speed | 2200 | ||||
2004 | ||||||
2005 | 6600 : 10-speed | |||||
2006 | 5600 : 10-speed | 4500 : 9-speed | ||||
2007 | ||||||
2008 | 7900 : 10-speed | 3400 : 9-speed | ||||
2009 | 7970 : 10-speed Di2 | 6700 : 10-speed | 2300 : 8-speed | |||
2010 | 5700 : 10-speed | |||||
2011 | 6770 : 10-speed Di2 | 4600 : 10-speed | ||||
2012 | 9000 : 11-speed
9070 : 11-speed Di2 |
3500 : 9-speed with STI | ||||
2013 | 6800 : 11-speed | 2400 : 8-speed | ||||
2014 | 6870 : 11-speed Di2 | 5800 : 11-speed[8][9] | ||||
2015 | 4700 : 10-speed[10] | |||||
2016 | R9100 : 11-speed R9120 : 11-speed, w/ disc brakes R9150 : 11-speed Di2 R9170 : 11-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes |
R3000 : 9-speed internal cable routing | ||||
2017 | R8000 : 11-speed[11] R8020 : 11-speed, w/ disc brakes R8050 : 11-speed Di2 R8070 : 11-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes |
R2000 : 8-speed internal cable routing | ||||
2018 | R7000 : 11-speed[12] R7020 : 11-speed, w/ disc brakes |
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2019 | 4720 : 10-speed, w/ disc brakes[13] | |||||
2020 | ||||||
2021 | R9250: 12-speed Di2 R9270: 12-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes |
R8150: 12-speed Di2 R8170: 12-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes |
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2022 | R7150: 12-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes [14] | |||||
2023 | R7100: 12-speed, w/ disc brakes [15] |
Mountain groupsets
[edit]The first Shimano MTB groupset was Deore XT in 1983. It was based on a 1981 Deore derailleur built for touring.
Current list of mountain bike groupsets in order of descending tiers:
- Saint (Gravity-focused)
- XTR
- Deore XT
- SLX
- Deore
- CUES (new standard that replaces Alivio, Acera, Altus, and parts of Deore)
- Alivio (being phased out with CUES)
- Acera (being phased out with CUES)
- Altus (being phased out with CUES)
- Essa
Mountain bike groupsets include:
groupset | XTR | Saint | Deore XT | SLX | Cues | Deore | Alivio | Acera | Altus | Essa |
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1983 | M700: 6-speed | |||||||||
1984 | ||||||||||
1985 | ||||||||||
1986 | ||||||||||
1987 | M730: indexed 6-speed | MT60: 6-speed | ||||||||
1988 | ||||||||||
1989 | M732: 7-speed | MT62: 7.speed (Deore II) | M500: 7-speed (Mountain LX) | M450: 6-speed (Exage Mountain) | M350: 6-speed (Exage Trail) | M250: 6-speed (Exage Country) | ||||
1990 | M735: 7-speed Rapidfire | M650/550: 7-speed (Deore DX/Deore LX) | 500LX: 7-speed (Exage) | 400LX: 7-speed (Exage) | 300LX: 7-speed (Exage) | 200GS: 7-speed | ||||
1991 | ||||||||||
1992 | M900: 8-speed rapidfire+ | |||||||||
1993 | M560 : 7-speed (Deore LX) | M520 : 7-speed (Exage ES) | (discontinued) | M320 : 7-speed (Exage LT) | A10, A20, C10 : 7-speed
C20 : 6-speed |
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1994 | M737: 8-speed | MC30/31 : 7-speed (STX/STX-SE) | MC10/MC11 : 7-speed (Alivio) | (discontinued) | C50 : 6-speed | |||||
1995 | M910: 8-speed | M565 : 8-speed (Deore LX) | MC32/MC33 : 7-speed (STX/STX-RC) | MC12 : 7-speed | M290 : 7-speed (Acera-X) | C90 : 7-speed | ||||
1996 | M950: 8-speed | M739: 8-speed | M567 : 8-speed (Deore LX) | MC34/MC36 : 7-speed (STX/STX-RC) | MC14 : 7-speed | |||||
1997 | M569 : 8-speed (Deore LX) | MC37/MC38 : 7/8-speed (STX/STX-RC) | MC16 : 7-speed | CT92 : 7-speed | ||||||
1998 | M951: 8-speed | M291 : 7-speed (Acera X) | ||||||||
1999 | M952 : 9-speed | M750 : 9-speed | M570 : 9-speed (Deore LX) | MC18 : 8-speed | M330 : 8-speed | |||||
2000 | M510 : 9-speed (Deore) | MC20 : 8-speed | ||||||||
2001 | ||||||||||
2002 | M340 : 8-speed | CT95 : 8-speed | ||||||||
2003 | M960 : 9-speed | M800 : 9-speed | M760 : 9-speed | |||||||
2004 | M580 : 9-speed (Deore LX) | |||||||||
2005 | M530 : 9-speed | M410 : 8-speed | ||||||||
2006 | M970 : 9-speed | M801 : 9-speed | ||||||||
2007 | M770 : 9-speed | M310 : 8-speed | ||||||||
2008 | M810 : 9-speed | M660/T660 : 9-speed (SLX/Deore LX) | M360 : 8-speed | |||||||
2009 | M590 : 9-speed | |||||||||
2010 | M980 : 10-speed | M773 : 10-speed | M663 : 10-speed | M430 : 9-speed | ||||||
2011 | M985 : 10-speed | M780/T780 : 10-speed | M593 : 10-speed | M390 : 9-speed | ||||||
2012 | M986 : 10-speed | M820 : 10-speed | M781/786 : 10-speed | M670/T670 : 10-speed (SLX/Deore LX) | ||||||
2013 | M610/T610: 10-speed | M370: 9-speed | ||||||||
2014 | M9000: 11-speed
M9050: 11-speed Di2 |
M4000/T4000: 9-speed | ||||||||
2015 | M8000: 11-speed | M3000/T3000: 9-speed | ||||||||
2016 | T8000: 10-speed
M8050: 11-speed Di2 |
M7000: 11-speed | ||||||||
2017 | M6000/T6000: 10-speed | M2000: 9-speed | ||||||||
2018 | M9100 : 12-speed New Freehub[16] | |||||||||
2019 | M8100: 12-speed | M7100: 12-speed | ||||||||
2020 | M6100: 12-speed
M5100: 11-speed M4100: 10-speed |
M3100: 9-speed | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||||
2022 | ||||||||||
2023 | M8150: 12-speed Di2 for eMTB | U4000: 9-speed
U6000: 10-speed U8000: 11-speed |
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2024 | U2000: 8-speed |
Other groupsets
[edit]Other current and previous groupsets include:
- Capreo [F700] – Groupset designed for small-wheeled bikes such as folders and features a cassette with a 9-tooth sprocket.
- DXR [MX70] – Performance BMX racing component.
- GRX [RX800/RX600/RX400] - Gravel cycling specific groupsets intended to be compatible with road groupsets and mountain cassettes.[17]
- Nexave [C810] – Several sub-groupsets are designed for comfort and commuting bikes, some of which feature internal hub gears and roller brakes.
- Tourney - Lowest-end groupset, a mix of inexpensive components including 6-, 7- and 8-speed.
- Zee [M640] - Lower-priced version of Saint, SLX-performance level.
Groupsets no longer offered include:
- 70GS and 100GS - budget groupsets in 1990-1992
- Exage Action, Exage Sport, Exage Motion - 1988 (Shimano A450) [18]
- Hone (M600 : 9-speed) – discontinued in 2008
- Metrea [U5000] – Groupset designed for urban riding, promising reliable performance with clean, simplistic design. Introduced in 2015 and discontinued in 2020.
- RSX -1995 (Shimano A410) Positioned below RX100. Replaced by Sora.[19]
- RX100 - 1990 (Shimano A550) Comparable to Tiagra [20]
- Santé - 1987 (Shimano 5000 : 7-speed) Positioned between Dura Ace and Ultegra 600. Characterized by white paint scheme.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dura-Ace History". Cycling-Passion. 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Shimano Dura-Ace Light Alloy Bicycle Parts - scan 8". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ a b "Shimano Bicycle System Components (1977) scan 4". Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Shimano Dura-Ace EX brochure (1978)". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Vintage Shimano; the 1983 Product Line for Road Bikes". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Shimano 600 EX catalog (11-1983)". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ^ "Shimano-105 ad". Archived from the original on 2020-10-22.
- ^ "Shimano 105 5800 2014/15 groupset - first look - Cyclingnews.com". 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "SHIMAno's new 105 brings top level performance to the widest range of riders". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ "Shimano launch Tiagra 4700 groupset". 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Shimano launches new Ultegra R8000 groupset". 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Shimano Line-up Chart Version 1.8". Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Shimano Tiagra 10sp updated w/ slim ergonomic 4720 disc brakes". 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "New 105 Di2 12-speed groupset offers electronic shifting at Shimano's lowest price point yet". Bikeradar. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Shimano unveils 105 R7100 mechanical – a 12-speed road groupset for less than £1,000".
- ^ "NEW XTR – Next level MTB Components". www.ridextr.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
- ^ "Shimano GRX: The World's First Dedicated Gravel Component Group". bike.shimano.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Exage Sport - Shimano - Exage - Sport & Recreation - 1988 to 1988". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "RSX - Shimano - Sport & Recreation - 1995 to 1999". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "RX100 - Shimano - Sport & Recreation - 1990 to 1999". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Sante - Shimano - Road Race - 1987 to 1988". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.