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Atherton Racing signs new partnership with SHIMANO

Atherton Racing and SHIMANO are thrilled to announce that they will continue their partnership for another three years. Since 2008 the Atherton’s and SHIMANO developed in intense collaboration Downhill and Gravity components. They had a huge share in devel...

GRAND SLAM on World Champions cyclo cross

Last weekend the World Championships cyclo cross were held in Koksijde, Belgium. In all four categories the new Word Champions won their titles on SHIMANO and PRO equipped bikes, a true Grand Slam! Niels Albert dominated the men’s race from start to finis...

July 25 2011

Incredible success SHIMANO in the Tour de France

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...

SHIMANO ULTEGRA brings Di2 technology to the masses

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 extre...

April 14 2011

DEORE XT gets full make-over at 30th birthday

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 perfo...

April 14 2011

Shimano presents new DEORE XT Trekking components

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, ...

April 14 2011

SHIMANO XTR SHADOW RD + derailleur for trail usage

A new addition to the SHIMANO XTR Dyna-Sys drivetrain is the RD-M985 SHADOW RD + rear derailleur. It features a switch at the pulley cage to enforce a heavier spring tension and activate a friction stabilizer to counteract the forces of up and down chain m...

February 14 2011

velotech.de disc brake test

The renowned German test institute “velotech.de” has tested all SHIMANO XTR disc brakes in the previous weeks with striking results. They have tested the Cross-Country as well as the Trail version of the new XTR with different rotor-sizes and compared the...

January 19 2011

Shimano supports youth cancer foundation

NUNSPEET, The Netherlands, 19 January 2011 - Shimano Europe Group has donated 50.000 Euro to the French cancer foundation À chacun son Everest (Everyone its own Mount Everest) that aims to help children with leukemia or cancer. The support given by this p...

December 2 2010

DURA-ACE Di2 satellite shifter for sprinters

Shimano introduces a DURA-ACE Di2 satellite shifter SW-7972 for quick rear shifting while riding in the handlebar drops. This product is especially developed for sprinters, to keep a firm grip on the handlebar while shifting. Available will be a right han...