![]() ![]() They now use Shimano’s Servo Wave lever ratio for improved modulation, while the calipers offer ten per cent more clearance, making them easier to get running silently, according to Shimano. The Ultegra and Dura-Ace disc brakes systems have been similarly tweaked. Overhauled in 2021 at the same time as Ultegra and with similar improvements, the new Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 now offers 12-speed gearing and semi-wireless shifting that claims to be faster than the previous generation Dura-Ace R9170 Di2 groupset. It combines top-end design with lightweight materials, such as high-grade alloys, carbon fibre and titanium. Shimano Dura-Ace is the pinnacle of Shimano’s range and features on many pro-level WorldTour bikes. Matthew Loveridge / Immediate Media Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 ![]() The latest Dura-Ace groupset is 12-speed and electronic-only. Shimano has ditched Ultegra R8100’s mechanical shifting groupset options and only superficially updated the rim brake electronic option (it is still fully wired), so the Di2 Disc version is the only version of the groupset to contain all the latest developments. It even includes a power meter option now.Īs a result, it offers all the performance most riders will ever need, with the only difference to Dura-Ace being a slight weight increase in exchange for a considerable price decrease. The new Shimano Ultegra R8100 groupset shares essentially all of the same design features as the range-topping Dura-Ace, which we’ll come on to. Shimano Ultegra sits one level below the professional-level Dura-Ace.īoth groupsets were totally revamped in 2021, becoming 12-speed and moving to semi-wireless shifting on the disc brake groupset, where the shifters communicate wirelessly with derailleurs that are wired to a central battery. Shimano launched Ultegra R8100 at the same time as Dura-Ace R9200. It began life in Japan in 1921 when Shozaburo Shimano decided to start making freewheels in a rented corner of a demolished celluloid factory.įast-forward to today, and it’s become so successful that Shimano now accounts for at least half of the global bike components industry. Shimano is the oldest and most widely used of the three main brands. Shimano groupsets: different levels explained There’s an explainer of each component and more groupset specifics later in this article. ![]()
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