A groupset or gruppo (from the Italian for 'group', often misspelled grouppo) is a bicycle component manufacturer's organized collection of mechanical parts. It generally refers to all of the components that make up a bicycle excluding the bicycle frame, fork, stem, wheels, tires, and rider contact points, such as the saddle and handlebars.
- Shimano 105 Groupset History Channel
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- Shimano 105 Group
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- Shimano 105 Groupset History
These parts typically include the following:
- 2 gear levers or shiftersand
- 2 brake levers or
- 2 integrated brake levers/shifters
- 2 brakes, front and rear
- 2 derailleurs, front and rear
- 1 bottom bracket
- 1 crankset
- 1 chain
- 1 cogset, freewheel or cassette
With the following forming part of some groupsets:
- 1 headset (more commonly included with vintage groupsets)
- 1 seatpost
- 2 hubs, front and rear (although, most manufacturers now offer groupset-branded pre-built wheels)
- Pair of pedals
- assorted cables and cable housing[1][2]
The group was introduced in 1983 as 105, from 1989 it was called 105 SC and since 1999 105 again. Today's standard of the groupset is the 11-speed gearshift and Hollowtech II bottom bracket or cranks (7000 series) (by 2019). The Shimano 105 road bike group came in a first version in 1980 on the market. Group Family General Info: Shimano's second in line road group set, introduced in the 1970's as the 600. The 600 group became the 600 Ultegra and then dropped the 600 all together to become the modern Ultegra groupset. General Info: The Shimano 600EX groupset was made in a multitude of variations and generations. Often, more than one variation.
Except for special commemorative versions, manufacturers do not actually package the various components together to be sold by retailers as a complete groupset. Therefore when a modern road groupset is bought after-market (as an upgrade for an older bike, or for someone building their own bike), the customer can choose which parts they require, the price of the groupset is just the individual prices of the chosen parts added together.[citation needed]
The major groupset manufacturers are Campagnolo for road bicycles and Shimano and SRAM for both road and mountain bikes.
Manufacturers typically offer a range of several groupsets, each targeted at a different budget or use. For instance, Dura-Ace, Super Record and Red are the top-of-the-line road racing groupsets for Shimano, Campagnolo and SRAM respectively while Claris, Veloce and Apex are their entry level road racing group sets, respectively.
List of Groupsets[edit]
Below is a list of the three largest manufacturer's groupsets for Road and MTB applications. Each manufacturer's offering is arranged in descending price/quality. The number of sprockets of the cassette in each groupset is shown in brackets. The total number of gears is determined by this number multiplied by the number of chainrings, for example a bike that has a double chainring and a 10-speed cassette has 20 gears, although some of them overlap. Please see the article on bicycle gearing for more information.
Road groupsets[edit]
For 2013, Shimanoroad bicycle groupsets include:
- Dura-Ace Di2 [9070] (11 speed electronic)
- Dura-Ace [9000] (11 speed)
- Dura-Ace Track [7710] (NJS-approved, which is a requirement of all bicycle components used in professional Keirin racing in Japan)
- Ultegra Di2 [8070] (11 speed electronic)
- Ultegra Di2 [6870] (11 speed electronic)
- Ultegra Di2 [6770] (10 speed electronic)
- Ultegra [R8000] (11 speed)
- Ultegra [6800] (11 speed)
- Ultegra [6700] (10 speed)
- 105 [R7000] (11 speed)
- 105 [5800] (11 speed)
- 105 [5700] (10 speed)
- Tiagra [4700] (10 speed)
- Tiagra [4600] (10 speed)
- Tiagra [4500] (9 speed)
- Tiagra [4400] (9 speed)
- Sora [R3000] (9 speed)
- Sora [3500] (9 speed)
- Claris [2400] (8 speed)
- Super Record EPS (11 speed electronic)
- Record EPS (11 speed electronic)
- Chorus EPS (11 speed electronic)
- Super Record (11 speed)
- Record (11 speed)
- Chorus (11 speed)
- Potenza (11 speed - introduced 2016 to go head to head with Ultegra)
- Centaur (11 speed)
- Veloce (10 speed)
Discontinued:
- Athena EPS (11 speed electronic) - discontinued 2015
- Athena (11 speed) - discontinued 2015
- Centaur (10 speed)
Older Campagnolo groupsets that were discontinued from 2009 are the lower-end:
- Mirage (10)
- Xenon (10)
Campagnolo also offers 3 triple chainring offerings for steep hill-climbing:
- Comp Triple (10)
- Race Triple (10)
- Champ Triple (9)
SRAM - 2010
In 2006, SRAM released two groupsets for racing bicycles, aimed at competing with Shimano and Campagnolo's offerings. SRAM currently has 7 road bike groupsets (in descending order of price/quality) that all use the SRAM Double Tap shifting technology:
- SRAM Red22 (11 speed)
- SRAM Red 2012 (10 speed)
- SRAM Black Red (Introduced 2011) (10 speed)
- SRAM Force22 (11 speed)
- SRAM Force (10 speed)
- SRAM Rival (10 speed)
- SRAM Apex (Introduced for 2010) (10 speed)
MicroSHIFT
- Arsis 11 (11 speed)
- Centos 11 (11 speed)
- Centos (10 speed)
- R10 (10 speed)
- R9 (9 speed)
- R8 (8 speed)
MTB/General[edit]
Shimano - 2016
- XTR Di2 (11 speed electronic )
- XTR (11)
- Deore XT Di2 (11 speed electronic)
- Saint (10)
- Deore XT (9/10/11)
- SLX (9/10)
- Zee (10)
- Hone (9)
- Deore LX (8/9)
- Deore (9/10)
- Alivio (8/9)
- Acera (8/9)
- Altus (8/9)
- Tourney (7/9)
- XX1 Eagle (12)
- XX1 (11)
- X01 Eagle (12)
- X01 (11)
- XX (10)
- X0 (10)
- X9 (10)
- X7 (10)
- X5 (9/10)
- X4 (8/9)
- X3 (7)
SRAM also offer parts under several different marques as they've slowly bought out several smaller, specialist bike part manufacturers. These include:
- Brake systems - Avid
- Cranksets - Truvativ
- Mountain Bike Suspension - Rock Shox
SRAM are phasing out 3 ring front chainrings in their MTB range for a 2 front chainring and single chainring, 10 or 11 sprocket rear cassette setup, commonly found on road bikes.
Specialist[edit]
There are some groupsets which are designed for a specific purpose (track cycling, downhill etc.). Some are just partial groupsets which are intended to be used with other groupsets.
- Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 7970 - (10) - electronic shifters and derailleurs intended to be used with regular Dura-Ace 7900 parts (cranks, cassette, chain, bottom bracket etc.)
- Shimano Dura-Ace (track) - (1) - Track bikes
- Campagnolo Pista - (1) - Track bikes
- Campagnolo Time Trial - (N/A) - Time Trial components with bar-end controls, chainrings with oversized toothing and super-light brake levers in composite material.
- Shimano Hone - (9) - Based on the Deore LX M580 groupset for Enduro and Freeride applications, discontinued in favor of Zee and SLX
- Shimano Zee (10) - Freeride and Downhill - A lower-end version of Saint
- Shimano Saint - (10) - Downhill and heavy-duty applications
- Shimano Capreo - (9) - including a cassette incorporating a 9-tooth sprocket for small-wheeled bicycles
The Shimano Nexus began as an internal hub only and has slowly grown into its own groupset including a higher end internal hub (Alfine, previously Nexus 'Redline'), chain, shifters, cranks, brakes and calipers.
- Shimano Alfine - (8/11) - Internal (planetary) hub gearing, hydraulic disc brakes or mechanical calipers
- Shimano Nexus - (8) - Internal (planetary) hub gearing, drum brakes or calipers
See also[edit]
- Chipset - A similar concept in the semiconductor industry
References[edit]
Shimano 105 Groupset History Channel
- ^Berto, Frank J.; Ron Shepherd; et al. (2005) [2000]. The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA, USA: Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications. pp. 276–277. ISBN1-892495-41-4. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^Berto, Frank J.; et al. (2016) [2000]. The Dancing Chain: History and Development of the Derailleur Bicycle (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA, USA: Cycle Publishing/Van der Plas Publications. ISBN978-1-892495-77-8. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Shimano (Europe) and Shimano (North America)
List of Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets available with their 'M' numbers.Also includes significant changes introduced for that model year in brackets.
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1984
Deore XT - M700 - 'Deerhead' (6 speed non indexed transmission)
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1985
Deore XT - M700 - 'Deerhead'
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1986
Deore XT - M730(6 speed indexed transmission)
Deore - MT-60
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1987
Deore XT - M730
Deore - MT-60
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1988
What Is A Shimano 105 Groupset
Deore XT - M730
Deore - MT-60
Mountain LX
Exage Mountain - M450
Exage Trail
Exage Country
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1989
Deore XT II - M730/732(7 speed)
Deore II - MT-62(7 speed)
Mountain LX
Exage Mountain - M450
Exage Trail
Exage Country
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1990
Deore XT II - M732/735(Rapidfire underbar shifters introduced on all groupsets)
Deore DX - M650
Deore LX - M550
Exage 500LX - M500
Exage 400LX - M400
Exage 300LX - M300
200GS - M200
100GS - M100
Shimano Mountain Bike Groupsets 1991
Deore XT II - M732/735
Deore DX - M650
Deore LX - M550
Exage 500LX - M500
Exage 400LX - M400
Exage 300LX - M300
200GS - M200
100GS - M100
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1992
XTR - M900(8 speed and Rapidfire plus shifters)
Deore XT II - M732/735(Rapidfire plus shifters)
Deore DX - M650/651(Rapidfire plus shifters)
Deore LX - M550
Exage 500LX - M500
Exage 400LX - M400
Exage 300LX - M300
200GS - M200
100GS - M100
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1993
XTR - M900
Deore XT II - M732/735
Deore DX - M650/651
Deore LX - M560(New black finish for LX components, Rapidfire plus shifters introduced on all remaining/new groupsets)
Exage ES - M520(Pale grey finish)
Exage LT - M320(Pale grey and black finish)
Altus A10 - AT10
Altus A20 - AT20
Altus C10 - CT10
Altus C20 - CT20
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1994
XTR - M900
Deore XT - M737/738(8 speed, wide diameter 'Parallax' hub bodies, Compact Drive chainrings and cassette)
Deore LX - M560/563/564(Wide diameter 'Parallax' hub bodies and Compact Drive chainrings introduced on all remaining/new groupsets)
STX-SE - MC31
STX - MC30
Alivio - MC10/11
Altus C50 - CT50
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1995
XTR - M900/910(Wide diameter 'Parallax' hub bodies)
Deore XT - M737/738
Deore LX - M564/565(8 speed)
STX-RC - MC33
STX - MC32
Alivio - MC12
Acera-X - M290
Altus - CT90
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1996
XTR - M950(New matt grey finish, V brakes and 4 arm chainrings)
Deore XT - M737/738/739(V brakes)
Deore LX - M565/567
STX-RC - MC33/36
STX - MC32/34
Alivio - MC12/14
Acera-X - M290/291
Altus - CT90
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1997
XTR - M950
Deore XT - M739(4 arm chainrings)
Deore LX - M567/569/M600(V brakes and 4 arm chainrings)
STX-RC - MC36/38
STX - MC32/34/37
Alivio - MC16
Acera-X - M290
Altus - CT90
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1998
XTR - M950/951
Deore XT - M739/740
Deore LX - M567/569/M600
STX-RC - MC38/40(8 speed, V brakes and 4 arm chainrings)
STX - MC34
Alivio - MC12/16
Acera-X - M290/291
Altus - CT92
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 1999
XTR - M950/951/952(9 speed)
Deore XT - M750(9 speed)
Deore LX - M570(9 speed and new blue/grey finish)
STX-RC - MC41
STX - MC34
Alivio - MC18
Acera - M330
Altus - CT92
Shimano 105 Group
Shimano Mountain Bike groupsets 2000
XTR - M950/951/952
Deore XT - M750/751 (Disc brakes)
Deore LX - M570
Deore - M510(New 9 speed groupset replaces STX and STX-RC)
Alivio
Acera
History Of Shimano Bike Components
Altus