Shimano offers groupsets for road and mountain bicycles, among others.
Road groupsets Current list of road bike groupsets in order of descending tiers:
Dura-Ace Ultegra 105 Tiagra CUES (new standard that replaces Sora and Claris) Sora (being phased out with CUES) Claris (being phased out with CUES) Essa
Mountain groupsets 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:
Gravel groupsets GRX was launched in 2019 as a line of gravel cycling specific groupsets intended to be compatible with road groupsets and mountain cassettes. All GRX brakes are hydraulic disc.
Other groupsets 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. 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) 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. RX100 - 1990 (Shimano A550) Comparable to Tiagra Santé - 1987 (Shimano 5000 : 7-speed) Positioned between Dura Ace and Ultegra 600. Characterized by white paint scheme.
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