Shimano

Cycling

Shimano products include drivetrain, brake, wheel and pedal components for leisure, road and mountain bikes. These components are generally organised and sold as groupsets[?] intended to be supplied as a near complete collection of a bicyle's mechanical parts.

Groupsets commonly include: chainset[?] comprising cranks[?] and chainrings[?]; chain; rear gear cogs or cassette; gear shift levers; brakes; brake levers; cables; front and rear gear mechanisms or derailleurs.

The Italian firm Campagnolo is a competitor as the other major manufacturer of road groupsets.

Current road groupsets include:

• Dura-Ace
• Ultegra
• 105
• Tiagra
• Sora

Current mountain bike groupsets include:

• XTR
• XT
• LX
• Deore