Engineering:List of Shimano groupsets

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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
  • Di2 electronic front derailleur
    Di2 electronic front derailleur
  • Di2 electronic shifting control unit and battery pack mounted to bottom of bottom bracket and left chainstay. Hollowtech II external bearing cups are also visible, between the crank arms and the bottom bracket shell.
    Di2 electronic shifting control unit and battery pack mounted to bottom of bottom bracket and left chainstay. Hollowtech II external bearing cups are also visible, between the crank arms and the bottom bracket shell.
  • Di2 electronic rear derailleur
    Di2 electronic rear derailleur
  • Shimano Sora (R3000) shift lever
    Shimano Sora (R3000) shift lever
  • Shimano Dura-Ace chain segment (asymmetrical)
    Shimano Dura-Ace chain segment (asymmetrical)
Groupset Dura-Ace[1] Ultegra 105 Tiagra Sora Claris
1973 'Dura-Ace' introduction (used 'Crane' rear derailleur[2]) No series number
1974 Shimano-600[3]
1975
1976 Dura-Ace 10 track (later 7000)[3]
1977
1978 Dura-Ace EX (no more 'Crane' RD)[4] - 7200 name added later 600 EX ('Arabesque') - 6200 name added later
1979
1980 Dura-Ace AX (7300) - 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX[5]
1981 600 AX (6300) 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX
1982
1983 600 EX (6207)[6] 105 'Golden Arrow'[7]
1984 7400 : 6-speed and SIS
1985 7600 : track
1986 600 EX (6208) : 6-speed SIS
1987 7401 : 7-speed 1050 : 6.speed
1988 7402 : 8-speed 600 Ultegra 'Tricolor' (6400) : 7-speed SIS
1989 updated for 7-speed
(RD-1051, SL-1051)
1990 7403 : STI levers 1055: renamed to 105SC

7-speed

RX100 (A550) : 7-speed Exage 500EX (A500) : 7-speed Exage 400EX (A400), 300EX (A400) : 7-speed
1991
1992 600 Ultegra (6402) : 8-speed SIS and STI levers
1993 FC-7410 low profile crankset
FD-7410 front derailleur		 105SC : 8-speed (discontinued) (discontinued)
1994 RX100 (A551) : 8-speed
1995 RSX (A410) : 7-speed Exage 300EX re-release
1996 7700 : 9-speed
1997 6500 : Name shortened to just Ultegra : 9-speed
1998 25th Anniversary Groupset
1999 5500 : 9-speed RSX (A416): 8-speed
2000
2001 4400 : 9-speed
2002 3300 : 8-speed
2003 7800 : 10-speed 2200
2004
2005 6600 : 10-speed
2006 5600 : 10-speed 4500 : 9-speed
2007
2008 7900 : 10-speed 3400 : 9-speed
2009 7970 : 10-speed Di2 6700 : 10-speed 2300 : 8-speed
2010 5700 : 10-speed
2011 6770 : 10-speed Di2 4600 : 10-speed
2012 9000 : 11-speed
9070 : 11-speed Di2		 3500 : 9-speed with STI
2013 6800 : 11-speed 2400 : 8-speed
2014 6870 : 11-speed Di2 5800 : 11-speed[8][9]
2015 4700 : 10-speed[10]
2016 R9100 : 11-speed
R9120 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes
R9150 : 11-speed Di2
R9170 : 11-speed Di2, hydraulic brakes		 R3000 : 9-speed internal cable routing
2017 R8000 : 11-speed[11]
R8020 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes
R8050 : 11-speed Di2
R8070 : 11-speed Di2, hydraulic brakes		 R2000 : 8-speed internal cable routing
2018 R7000 : 11-speed[12]
R7020 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes
2019 4720 : 10-speed, hydraulic brakes[13]
2020
2021 R9250 : 12-speed Di2
R9270 : 12-speed Di2, hydraulic brakes 		R8150 : 12-speed Di2
R8170 : 12-speed Di2, hydraulic brakes
2022 R7150 : 12-speed Di2, hydraulic brakes[14]
2023 R7100 : 12-speed, hydraulic brakes[15]
2024
2025
2026 R4000 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes[16]

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:

groupset XTR Saint Deore XT SLX Cues Deore Alivio Acera Altus Essa
1983 M700: 6-speed
1984
1985
1986
1987 M730: indexed 6-speed MT60: 6-speed
1988
1989 M732: 7-speed MT62: 7.speed (Deore II) M500: 7-speed (Mountain LX) M450: 6-speed (Exage Mountain) M350: 6-speed (Exage Trail) M250: 6-speed (Exage Country)
1990 M735: 7-speed Rapidfire M650/550: 7-speed (Deore DX/Deore LX) 500LX: 7-speed (Exage) 400LX: 7-speed (Exage) 300LX: 7-speed (Exage) 200GS: 7-speed
1991
1992 M900: 8-speed rapidfire+
1993 M560: 7-speed (Deore LX) M520: 7-speed (Exage ES) (discontinued) M320: 7-speed (Exage LT) A10, A20, C10: 7-speed

C20: 6-speed

1994 M737: 8-speed MC30/31: 7-speed (STX/STX-SE) MC10/MC11: 7-speed (Alivio) (discontinued) C50: 6-speed
1995 M910: 8-speed M565: 8-speed (Deore LX) MC32/MC33: 7-speed (STX/STX-RC) MC12: 7-speed M290: 7-speed (Acera-X) C90: 7-speed
1996 M950: 8-speed M739: 8-speed M567: 8-speed (Deore LX) MC34/MC36: 7-speed (STX/STX-RC) MC14: 7-speed
1997 M569: 8-speed (Deore LX) MC37/MC38: 7/8-speed (STX/STX-RC) MC16: 7-speed CT92: 7-speed
1998 M951: 8-speed M291: 7-speed (Acera X)
1999 M952: 9-speed M750: 9-speed M570: 9-speed (Deore LX) MC18: 8-speed M330: 8-speed
2000 M510: 9-speed (Deore) MC20: 8-speed
2001
2002 M340: 8-speed CT95: 8-speed
2003 M960: 9-speed M800: 9-speed M760: 9-speed
2004 M580: 9-speed (Deore LX)
2005 M530: 9-speed M410: 8-speed
2006 M970: 9-speed M801: 9-speed
2007 M770: 9-speed M310: 8-speed
2008 M810: 9-speed M660/T660: 9-speed (SLX/Deore LX) M360: 8-speed
2009 M590: 9-speed
2010 M980: 10-speed M773: 10-speed M663: 10-speed M430: 9-speed
2011 M985: 10-speed M780/T780: 10-speed M593: 10-speed M390: 9-speed
2012 M986: 10-speed M820: 10-speed M781/786: 10-speed M670/T670: 10-speed (SLX/Deore LX)
2013 M610/T610: 10-speed M370: 9-speed
2014 M9000: 11-speed

M9050: 11-speed Di2

M4000/T4000: 9-speed
2015 M8000: 11-speed M3000/T3000: 9-speed
2016 T8000: 10-speed

M8050: 11-speed Di2

M7000: 11-speed
2017 M6000/T6000: 10-speed M2000: 9-speed
2018 M9100: 12-speed New Freehub[17]
2019 M8100: 12-speed M7100: 12-speed
2020 M6100: 12-speed

M5100: 11-speed

M4100: 10-speed

M3100: 9-speed
2021
2022
2023 M8150: 12-speed Di2 for eMTB U8000: 11-speed

U6000: 10-speed

U4000: 9-speed

2024 U2000: 8-speed
2025 M9250: 12-speed Wireless Di2[18] M8250: 12-speed Wireless Di2 M6250: 12-speed Wireless Di2

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.[19] All GRX brakes are hydraulic disc.

groupset RX8xx RX7xx RX6xx RX4xx spec.
2018 RX800: 2×11-speed (road cassette)
RX805: 2×11-speed Di2 (road cassette) 		[20]
2019 RX810: 2×11-speed[21] (road cassette)
RX812: 1×11-speed
RX815: 2×11-speed Di2 (road cassette)
RX817: 1×11-speed Di2 		RX600-1: 1×11-speed
RX600-11: 2×11-speed
RX600-10: 2×10-speed 		RX400: 2×10-speed [22]
2023 RX820: 2×12-speed[23] (road cassette)
RX822: 1×12-speed 		RX610-2: 2×12-speed[24]
RX610-1: 1×12-speed 		[25]
2024 RX825: 2×12-speed Wired+Wireless Di2[26] (road cassette) RX410: 2×10-speed [27]
2025 RX827: 1×12-speed Wireless only Di2[28] RX717: 1×12-speed Wireless only Di2[29] [30]

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)[31]
  • 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.[32]
  • RX100 - 1990 (Shimano A550) Comparable to Tiagra[33]
  • Santé - 1987 (Shimano 5000 : 7-speed) Positioned between Dura Ace and Ultegra 600. Characterized by white paint scheme.[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Dura-Ace History". Cycling-Passion. 4 September 2016. http://cycling-passion.com/dura-ace-history/. 
  2. ↑ "Shimano Dura-Ace Light Alloy Bicycle Parts - scan 8". http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Shimano_Dura-Ace_Light_Alloy_Bicycle_Parts_-_scan_8.html. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shimano Bicycle System Components (1977) scan 4". http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Shimano_Bicycle_System_Components_1977_scan_4.html. 
  4. ↑ "Shimano Dura-Ace EX brochure (1978)". http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=6973. 
  5. ↑ "Vintage Shimano; the 1983 Product Line for Road Bikes". http://www.yellowjersey.org/sh83.html. 
  6. ↑ "Shimano 600 EX catalog (11-1983)". http://www.velo-pages.com/main.php?g2_itemId=7210. 
  7. ↑ "Shimano-105 ad". http://www.yellowjersey.org/SH83H.JPG. 
  8. ↑ "Shimano 105 5800 2014/15 groupset - first look - Cyclingnews.com". 3 April 2014. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shimano-105-5800-2014-15-groupset-first-look. 
  9. ↑ "SHIMAno's new 105 brings top level performance to the widest range of riders". http://cycle.shimano-eu.com/publish/content/global_cycle/en/nl/index/news_and_info/news/shimano_s_new_105.html. 
  10. ↑ "Shimano launch Tiagra 4700 groupset". 31 March 2015. http://road.cc/content/news/147338-shimano-launch-shimano-tiagra-4700-groupset. 
  11. ↑ "Shimano launches new Ultegra R8000 groupset". 7 June 2017. http://road.cc/content/tech-news/223851-shimano-launches-new-ultegra-r8000-groupset. 
  12. ↑ "Shimano Line-up Chart Version 1.8". http://productinfo.shimano.com/#/lc/1.8/105_r7000/2x11. 
  13. ↑ "Shimano Tiagra 10sp updated w/ slim ergonomic 4720 disc brakes". 7 May 2019. https://bikerumor.com/2019/05/07/shimano-tiagra-10sp-updated-w-slim-ergonomic-r4720-disc-brakes-lower-gearing/. 
  14. ↑ "New 105 Di2 12-speed groupset offers electronic shifting at Shimano's lowest price point yet". https://www.bikeradar.com/news/shimano-105-di2-r7150/. 
  15. ↑ "Shimano unveils 105 R7100 mechanical – a 12-speed road groupset for less than £1,000". https://www.bikeradar.com/news/shimano-105-r7100-mechanical. 
  16. ↑ "Shimano’s new Tiagra groupset answers questions CUES could not" (in en). 2026-03-03. https://www.bikeradar.com/news/shimano-s-new-tiagra-answers-questions-cues-could-not. 
  17. ↑ "NEW XTR – Next level MTB Components" (in en). https://www.ridextr.com/en. 
  18. ↑ "Shimano XTR Di2 M9200 review: Wireless at last, but sorry Shimano, it lacks the wow factor" (in en). https://www.bikeradar.com/reviews/components/groupsets/groupset-mountain/shimano-xtr-m9200-di2. 
  19. ↑ "Shimano GRX: The World's First Dedicated Gravel Component Group". https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/information/news/shimano-grx--the-world-s-first-dedicated-gravel-component-group.html. 
  20. ↑ "Shimano 2018-2019 Spec. Handbook". 5 March 2019. https://productinfo.shimano.com/pdfs/product/archive/2018-2019_Specifications_v034_en.pdf. 
  21. ↑ "Shimano GRX gravel-specific groupset launched | Cyclingnews.com" (in en). 2019-05-07. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shimano-grx-gravel-specific-groupset-launched/. 
  22. ↑ "Shimano 2019-2020 Spec. Handbook". 14 February 2020. https://productinfo.shimano.com/pdfs/product/archive/2019-2020_Specifications_v034_en.pdf. 
  23. ↑ "Hands-on with the new Shimano GRX RX820 groupset – unboxing and real weights" (in en). 2023-09-04. https://www.bikeradar.com/features/shimano-grx-rx820-weights. 
  24. ↑ McKall, Terry (2023-08-31). "Shimano GRX 12-speed finally makes the leap to 1X (but only if you're ready)" (in en-CA). https://cyclingmagazine.ca/gravel/shimano-grx-12-speed/. 
  25. ↑ "Shimano 2023-2024 Spec. Handbook". 2 November 2023. https://productinfo.shimano.com/pdfs/product/archive/2023-2024_Specifications_v028_en.pdf. 
  26. ↑ Arbour, Miles (2024-05-23). "New Shimano 2 x 12-speed GRX RX825 Di2 Pairs with Mechanical GRX 12-speed" (in en). https://bikepacking.com/news/new-shimano-grx-rx825-di2/. 
  27. ↑ "Shimano 2024-2025 Spec. Handbook". 15 May 2025. https://productinfo.shimano.com/pdfs/product/archive/2024-2025_Specifications_v032_en.pdf. 
  28. ↑ Villella, Jordan (2025-06-24). "First Impressions: Shimano GRX Wireless Is The Mountain Bikers Gravel Group" (in en-US). https://bikerumor.com/first-impressions-shimano-grx-wireless-is-the-mountain-bikers-gravel-group/. 
  29. ↑ "SHIMANO Expands GRX Family with RX717 Components". https://bike.shimano.com/stories/article/shimano-expands-grx-family-with-rx717-components.html. 
  30. ↑ "Shimano 2025-2026 Spec. Handbook". 3 March 2026. https://productinfo.shimano.com/pdfs/product/thisyear/2025-2026_Specifications_v034_en.pdf. 
  31. ↑ "Exage Sport - Shimano - Exage - Sport & Recreation - 1988 to 1988". https://velobase.com/ViewGroup.aspx?GroupID=434b0633-e5ec-4257-8f7f-cd9c9b304caa. 
  32. ↑ "RSX - Shimano - Sport & Recreation - 1995 to 1999". https://velobase.com/ViewGroup.aspx?GroupID=3a29de97-92e8-4286-b585-437deb53e17b. 
  33. ↑ "RX100 - Shimano - Sport & Recreation - 1990 to 1999". https://velobase.com/ViewGroup.aspx?GroupID=26cf0301-3fb4-432b-a70e-efcdd58b3eaa. 
  34. ↑ "Sante - Shimano - Road Race - 1987 to 1988". https://velobase.com/ViewGroup.aspx?GroupID=26d8156e-1e80-4fb6-87e8-889a391e6118. 



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