Tiagra is now Shimano’s #2 mechanical option behind 105. Here’s what R4000 includes, what it costs, and who it leaves behind.

Established in 1885 by Edoardo Bianchi in Milan, Bianchi is the world’s oldest bicycle manufacturer and a cornerstone of Italian cycling heritage. From its early innovations—such as pioneering the use ...

Shimano has revamped XTR, its top-end mountain bike group. And with a few new technological tricks it is, once again, the mountain bike group leading the storied Japanese brand in a new direction. XTR ...

While wireless derailleurs may offer fast and precise electronic shifting, the things ain't cheap. That's where the NXS system comes in, as it's promised to make existing cable-actuated mountain bike ...

PEZ readers may remember my Colnago V3 project bike with Ultegra R8000: “The shifting is light, crisp, and sure. Dura Ace is supposed to be better, but I’m not ...

Now that the sly brilliance of SRAM's patient bait-and-switch that was the Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH), which seemed like pure benevolence on SRAM's part, has begun to fade from memory, it's ...

If you’re looking for a mid-range road bike, it’s likely it will come with either a Shimano Ultegra or 105 Di2 groupset. Both of these performance groupsets from Shimano have electronic shifting, ...

The release of Shimano’s entry-level 105 Di2 electronic 12-speed groupset was hotly anticipated prior to its launch last summer, with the hopes that it would be electronic shifting for the masses.

Although historically referred to as groupsets, the component system on your bike that provides forward propulsion is now more regularly known as a drivetrain, and we’ve tried and tested a huge number ...