When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shimano created some serious waves with their latest-generation XTR group, what with its ...

Editor’s note: High Gear features outdoor sports gear, technology and innovations useful in the High Sierra and America’s West. Shifters and derailleurs have been the bane of my existence since I ...

Shimano has added new 12-speed mountain bike groupsets – Deore XT and SLX – to the range-topping XTR 12-speed, which was launched last year. Shimano joined SRAM – which has 12-speed road and mountain ...

Shimano unveiled a few new technologies to its top two groups in its mountain bike lineup that may be of interest to some cyclocross racers and perhaps of particular interest to the monster cross ...

Shimano have released two new versions of their Deore groupset for 2013-2014, providing componentry for both mountain and trekking bikes. We take a closer look at the new mountain bike components ...

Shimano has released its latest 12-speed MTB groupset, the Shimano Deore M6100 series, alongside new 11-speed Shimano Deore M5100 and 10-speed Shimano Deore M4100 versions. The M6100 series is moulded ...

Why is Shimano a global leader in gears? A big part of the reason is Deore XT. When the mountain bike started to be commercialised in the 1980s Shimano and SunTour, both of Japan, were quick to ...

Shimano recently rejoined the world of electronic MTB shifting after a long hiatus with the release of its latest XTR Di2 groupset. The long overdue release sparked excitement through the MTB ...

Shimano Deore has made the jump to 12-speed with the new Deore M6100 mountain bike groupset, adopting nearly all of the tech seen on the brand’s higher-tier options and getting a premium-looking ...

Look, we all love new tech, and Shimano’s new wireless XTR Di2 seems cool, but this new Deore Di2 M6200 simply seems to make a lot more sense to me – and likely to a lot of other mountain bikers, too.