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Powered shifting – changing gear with an electrical signal not a traditional gear cable – isn’t strictly new, Suntour released its Browning Electronic AccuShift Transmission (snappily known as BEAST) ...

Ok, let's get this out of the way first: We don't usually (or ever) review groupsets. There are a few reasons for this--availability, novelty, and (quite frankly) interest. Also, not a ton of ...

Why Go Electronic? Electronic shifting is a proven technology. While lower-priced electronic drivetrains are a recent development, the technology itself is not new. Shimano launched its first Dura-Ace ...

For the overwhelming majority of bicycles out there that feature multiple gears, switching between these is done purely mechanically, with a cable. Generally this uses a derailleur, which forms part ...

After all the spy shots, prototypes, anticipation and debate over Shimano's foray into electronic gear shifting, the lid has finally been officially lifted on the new electronic Dura-Ace 'Di2' ...

Shimano recently filed for a patent for a new wireless shifting system that appears to function much like the Japanese company's mechanical shifting configuration where the brake lever moves to shift ...

Shimano, makers of high-end bike gear I can’t afford, is making a push for its Di2 battery-powered gear shifter. Why make the time-tested bicycle design more complicated and harder to service?

Professional cycling has, in its recent history, been prone to a shocking variety of cheating methods and dirty tricks. Performance-enhancing drugs. Tacks strewn on race courses. Even stealthy motors ...