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

Groupset Dura-Ace Ultegra 105 Tiagra Sora Claris 1973 'Dura-Ace' introduction (used 'Crane' rear derailleur) No series number 1974 Shimano-600 1975 1976 Dura-Ace 10 track (later 7000) 1977 1978 Dura-Ace EX (no more 'Crane' RD) - 7200 name added later 600 EX ('Arabesque') - 6200 name added later 1979 1980 Dura-Ace AX (7300) - 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX 1981 600 AX (6300) 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX 1982 1983 600 EX (6207) 105 'Golden Arrow' 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 cranksetFD-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 2015 4700 : 10-speed 2016 R9100 : 11-speed R9120 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes R9150 : 11-speed Di2R9170 : 11-speed Di2, hydraulic brakes R3000 : 9-speed internal cable routing 2017 R8000 : 11-speed R8020 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes R8050 : 11-speed Di2R8070 : 11-speed Di2, hydraulic brakes R2000 : 8-speed internal cable routing 2018 R7000 : 11-speed R7020 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes 2019 4720 : 10-speed, hydraulic brakes 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 2023 R7100 : 12-speed, hydraulic brakes 2024 2025 2026 R4000 : 11-speed, hydraulic brakes

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: groupsetXTRSaintDeore XTSLXCuesDeoreAlivioAceraAltusEssa1983M700: 6-speed1984198519861987M730: indexed 6-speedMT60: 6-speed19881989M732: 7-speedMT62: 7.speed (Deore II)M500: 7-speed (Mountain LX)M450: 6-speed (Exage Mountain)M350: 6-speed (Exage Trail)M250: 6-speed (Exage Country)1990M735: 7-speed RapidfireM650/550: 7-speed (Deore DX/Deore LX)500LX: 7-speed (Exage)400LX: 7-speed (Exage)300LX: 7-speed (Exage)200GS: 7-speed19911992M900: 8-speed rapidfire+1993M560: 7-speed (Deore LX)M520: 7-speed (Exage ES)(discontinued)M320: 7-speed (Exage LT)A10, A20, C10: 7-speed C20: 6-speed1994M737: 8-speedMC30/31: 7-speed (STX/STX-SE)MC10/MC11: 7-speed (Alivio)(discontinued)C50: 6-speed1995M910: 8-speedM565: 8-speed (Deore LX)MC32/MC33: 7-speed (STX/STX-RC)MC12: 7-speedM290: 7-speed (Acera-X)C90: 7-speed1996M950: 8-speedM739: 8-speedM567: 8-speed (Deore LX)MC34/MC36: 7-speed (STX/STX-RC)MC14: 7-speed1997M569: 8-speed (Deore LX)MC37/MC38: 7/8-speed (STX/STX-RC)MC16: 7-speed CT92: 7-speed1998M951: 8-speedM291: 7-speed (Acera X)1999M952: 9-speedM750: 9-speedM570: 9-speed (Deore LX)MC18: 8-speedM330: 8-speed2000M510: 9-speed (Deore)MC20: 8-speed20012002M340: 8-speedCT95: 8-speed2003M960: 9-speedM800: 9-speedM760: 9-speed2004M580: 9-speed (Deore LX)2005M530: 9-speedM410: 8-speed2006M970: 9-speedM801: 9-speed2007M770: 9-speedM310: 8-speed2008M810: 9-speedM660/T660: 9-speed (SLX/Deore LX)M360: 8-speed2009M590: 9-speed2010M980: 10-speedM773: 10-speedM663: 10-speedM430: 9-speed2011M985: 10-speedM780/T780: 10-speedM593: 10-speedM390: 9-speed2012M986: 10-speedM820: 10-speedM781/786: 10-speedM670/T670: 10-speed (SLX/Deore LX)2013M610/T610: 10-speedM370: 9-speed2014M9000: 11-speed M9050: 11-speed Di2M4000/T4000: 9-speed2015M8000: 11-speedM3000/T3000: 9-speed2016T8000: 10-speed M8050: 11-speed Di2M7000: 11-speed2017M6000/T6000: 10-speedM2000: 9-speed2018M9100: 12-speed New Freehub2019M8100: 12-speedM7100: 12-speed2020M6100: 12-speedM5100: 11-speedM4100: 10-speedM3100: 9-speed202120222023M8150: 12-speed Di2 for eMTBU8000: 11-speedU6000: 10-speedU4000: 9-speed2024U2000: 8-speed2025M9250: 12sWireless Di2with 9T cogM8250: 12sWireless Di2with 9T cogM6250: 12sWireless Di22026M8200: 12swith 9T cogM7200: 12sM6200: 12s

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. +groupsetRX8xxRX7xxRX6xxRX4xx2018RX800: 2×11-speed (road cassette)RX805: 2×11-speed Di2 (road cassette)2019RX810: 2×11-speed (road cassette)RX812: 1×11-speedRX815: 2×11-speed Di2 (road cassette)RX817: 1×11-speed Di2RX600-1: 1×11-speedRX600-11: 2×11-speedRX600-10: 2×10-speedRX400: 2×10-speed2023RX820: 2×12-speed (road cassette)RX822: 1×12-speedRX610-2: 2×12-speedRX610-1: 1×12-speed2024RX825: 2×12-speed Wired+Wireless Di2 (road cassette)RX410: 2×10-speed2025RX827: 1×12-speed Wireless only Di2RX717: 1×12-speed Wireless only Di2

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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