In the world of road cycling components, Shimano road bike parts reign supreme. Since the early 1920’s, Shimano has been making quality bicycle components. Back in 1921, Shozaburo Shimano manufactured Shimano’s first bicycle freewheel. At the time, freewheels entailed the highest level of technology to produce. It was this ambition that skyrocketed Shimano to the top of the industry. Shimano has maintained this high level of ingenuity, producing arguably the best bicycle components in the world. Listed Below are their current group sets of elite road bike componentry.

105 - In the early 1980’s, the Shimano 105 road bike groupset was introduced to the cycling industry. 105 was created for the “everyday” rider but is in no way entry level. It came in at a low price point but didn’t skimp on performance or dependability. Renowned Shimano high quality was now accessible to a much wider group of cyclists.

Ultegra - The Ultegra series is "pro-proven". It is a direct spawn of the Dura-Ace groupset and is the popular choice of many cyclists. Ultegra offers stress-free shifting and braking performance at a more obtainable price tag then the flagship Dura-Ace series. Many riders want elite performance but don’t want to empty their bank accounts.

Dura Ace - In 1973 Shimano revolutionized the cycling industry when they released their pro-level Dura-Ace series of road racing componentry. Dura-Ace represents the pinnacle of performance and engineering. Every Dura-Ace component is race proven at the elite level in the world’s most demanding races. With Dura-Ace on your bike, you have the highest quality and best performing components Shimano has to offer.

Di2 - The “Digital Integrated Intelligence” (Di2) platform was released by Shimano back in 2009 on their Dura-Ace line of components. Electronic shifting brought a new level of precision that could only be dreamed of before. If you are in search of the most advanced road bike components to date, you need Di2 on your bike.

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