When Shimano finally brought back Di2 to mountain biking this summer, this time in wireless form, it was a long awaited and arguably long-overdue release for the Japanese component manufacturer. It ...

SRAM has dominated the wireless gravel bike drivetrain industry for the last few years, but with the new Shimano RX827 announced in June of 2025, things are shifting (pun intended). Earlier this month ...

With the introduction of the GRX RX717 component lineup, Shimano is bringing robust Di2 electronic shifting to more gravel riders than ever before. That’s the headline as the Japanese electronic ...

This new Shimano GRX Di2 RX717 is what would happen if 105 Di2 road & Deore Di2 mountain had a baby that grew up to rebel against its parents and only ride gravel roads! So now, wireless electronic ...

Shimano has launched the new, more affordable GRX RX717 fully wireless range of gravel components, which will finally see the Japanese brand compete with SRAM's Rival AXS XPLR. It follows Shimano's ...

Shimano has added a new, lower priced 1x electronic groupset option to its GRX 12-speed range. The new RX717 components are 1x only and include a fully wireless rear derailleur with a battery housed ...

Shimano’s long-awaited wireless XTR Di2 groupset is here. We test the upgrade kit to see if it upholds the brand’s reputation for fast, smooth shifting. In June 2025 Shimano unveiled what many of us ...

When Shimano made its return to electronic shifting, it didn’t just dip a toe. It jumped in with three complete new mountain bike groups (and another gravel option, to boot). We had the chance to ...

Shimano has announced its first fully wireless electronic gravel groupset – GRX RX827. Based around the new 12-speed RD-RX827 wireless rear derailleur, GRX RX827 is a 1x gravel groupset that borrows ...

Shimano has launched the GRX RX827 electronic 1×12-speed rear derailleur. Sharing the design of the XTR Di2 derailleur, it houses the battery in the derailleur body, thus making it the first drop bar ...

Classified has announced integration between its Powershift Hub technology and Shimano Di2 electronic groupsets, marking “a key milestone in drivetrain compatibility.” This integration is the result ...

For mountain bikers, it's been a busy month in the electronic drivetrain world, with Shimano launching the long-awaited XTR Di2 and quickly trickling down the fully-wireless technology to XT and Deore ...