IRVINE, CALIFORNIA –Shimano joins the hydraulic cyclocross and road disc brake movement today with its new Ultegra 6870 Di2 and R785 disc brake component launch. Only months ago, the cyclocross world ...

Disc brakes, 34t cassette, plus the best bits of Dura-Ace Shimano’s new Ultegra groupset has now been officially announced. Dubbed R8000 for the mechanical version and R8070 for the electronic Di2 ...

How much would you spend for an upgrade to smooth shifting on your next road bike? If $4,000 to $8,000 is in the ballpark, then a Shimano-powered electronic bike may be in your future. We took the ...

If you’re looking for a mid-range road bike, it’s likely it will come with either a Shimano Ultegra or 105 Di2 groupset. Both of these performance groupsets from Shimano have electronic shifting, ...

It’s been long been rumored and inevitable after Shimano unveiled R9100 Dura-Ace, but now the Ultegra groupset has received an update. There’s some interesting news that should please some of our ...

Early this year, we had a chance to ride the latest 11-speed Shimano Dura Ace components. We also covered some of the new features of the setup and E-Tube wiring system (everything after the original ...

PEZ readers may remember my Colnago V3 project bike with Ultegra R8000: “The shifting is light, crisp, and sure. Dura Ace is supposed to be better, but I’m not ...

Shimano Ultegra Di2 is an electronic shifting version of Shimano's Ultegra road groupset, designed as a high-performance option below Dura-Ace and above 105 in the hierarchy Shimano, 09/01/2021. The ...

In 2009 Shimano brought electronic gear-shifting to road bikes, in the form of its Dura-Ace Di2 group. The slightly-less-pricey Ultegra Di2 system followed, although it was still aimed at roadies.

Ever since Shimano launched the first Dura-Ace Di2 groupset in 2009, riders have wondered when electronic shifting would reach the component ranges that most of us actually use. In the two decades ...