List of Shimano groupsets


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
  • CUES
  • Tiagra
  • Sora
  • Claris
  • Essa
GroupsetDura-AceUltegra105TiagraSoraClaris
1973'Dura-Ace' introduction No series number
1974Shimano-600
1975
1976Dura-Ace 10 track
1977
1978Dura-Ace EX - 7200 name added later600 EX - 6200 name added later
1979
1980Dura-Ace AX - 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX
1981600 AX 'aerodynamic' sold alongside EX
1982
1983600 EX 105 'Golden Arrow'
19847400 : 6-speed and SIS
19857600 : track
1986600 EX : 6-speed SIS
19877401 : 7-speed1050 : 6.speed
19887402 : 8-speed600 Ultegra 'Tricolor' : 7-speed SIS
1989updated for 7-speed
19907403 : STI levers1055: renamed to 105SC
7-speed		RX100 : 7-speedExage 500EX : 7-speedExage 400EX, 300EX : 7-speed
1991
1992600 Ultegra : 8-speed SIS and STI levers
1993FC-7410 low profile crankset
FD-7410 front derailleur		105SC : 8-speed
1994RX100 : 8-speed
1995RSX : 7-speedExage 300EX re-release
19967700 : 9-speed
19976500 : Name shortened to just Ultegra : 9-speed
199825th Anniversary Groupset
19995500 : 9-speed
2000
20014400 : 9-speed
20023300 : 8-speed
20037800 : 10-speed2200
2004
20056600 : 10-speed
20065600 : 10-speed4500 : 9-speed
2007
20087900 : 10-speed3400 : 9-speed
20097970 : 10-speed Di26700 : 10-speed2300 : 8-speed
20105700 : 10-speed
20116770 : 10-speed Di24600 : 10-speed
20129000 : 11-speed
9070 : 11-speed Di2		3500 : 9-speed with STI
20136800 : 11-speed2400 : 8-speed
20146870 : 11-speed Di25800 : 11-speed
20154700 : 10-speed
2016R9100 : 11-speed
R9120 : 11-speed, w/ disc brakes
R9150 : 11-speed Di2
R9170 : 11-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes		R3000 : 9-speed internal cable routing
2017R8000 : 11-speed
R8020 : 11-speed, w/ disc brakes
R8050 : 11-speed Di2
R8070 : 11-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes		R2000 : 8-speed internal cable routing
2018R7000 : 11-speed
R7020 : 11-speed, w/ disc brakes
20194720 : 10-speed, w/ disc brakes
2020
2021R9250: 12-speed Di2
R9270: 12-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes		R8150: 12-speed Di2
R8170: 12-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes
2022R7150: 12-speed Di2, w/ disc brakes
2023R7100: 12-speed, w/ disc 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
  • XTR
  • Deore XT
  • SLX
  • Deore
  • CUES
  • Alivio
  • Acera
  • Altus
  • Essa
Mountain bike groupsets include:
groupsetXTRSaintDeore XTSLXCuesDeoreAlivioAceraAltusEssa
1983M700: 6-speed
1984
1985
1986
1987M730: indexed 6-speedMT60: 6-speed
1988
1989M732: 7-speedMT62: 7.speed M500: 7-speed M450: 6-speed M350: 6-speed M250: 6-speed
1990M735: 7-speed RapidfireM650/550: 7-speed 500LX: 7-speed 400LX: 7-speed 300LX: 7-speed 200GS: 7-speed
1991
1992M900: 8-speed rapidfire+
1993M560: 7-speed M520: 7-speed M320: 7-speed A10, A20, C10: 7-speed
C20: 6-speed
1994M737: 8-speedMC30/31: 7-speed MC10/MC11: 7-speed C50: 6-speed
1995M910: 8-speedM565: 8-speed MC32/MC33: 7-speed MC12: 7-speedM290: 7-speed C90: 7-speed
1996M950: 8-speedM739: 8-speedM567: 8-speed MC34/MC36: 7-speed MC14: 7-speed
1997M569: 8-speed MC37/MC38: 7/8-speed MC16: 7-speedCT92: 7-speed
1998M951: 8-speedM291: 7-speed
1999M952: 9-speedM750: 9-speedM570: 9-speed MC18: 8-speedM330: 8-speed
2000M510: 9-speed MC20: 8-speed
2001
2002M340: 8-speedCT95: 8-speed
2003M960: 9-speedM800: 9-speedM760: 9-speed
2004M580: 9-speed
2005M530: 9-speedM410: 8-speed
2006M970: 9-speedM801: 9-speed
2007M770: 9-speedM310: 8-speed
2008M810: 9-speedM660/T660: 9-speed M360: 8-speed
2009M590: 9-speed
2010M980: 10-speedM773: 10-speedM663: 10-speedM430: 9-speed
2011M985: 10-speedM780/T780: 10-speedM593: 10-speedM390: 9-speed
2012M986: 10-speedM820: 10-speedM781/786: 10-speedM670/T670: 10-speed
2013M610/T610: 10-speedM370: 9-speed
2014M9000: 11-speed
M9050: 11-speed Di2		M4000/T4000: 9-speed
2015M8000: 11-speedM3000/T3000: 9-speed
2016T8000: 10-speed
M8050: 11-speed Di2		M7000: 11-speed
2017M6000/T6000: 10-speedM2000: 9-speed
2018M9100: 12-speed New Freehub
2019M8100: 12-speedM7100: 12-speed
2020M6100: 12-speed
M5100: 11-speed
M4100: 10-speed		M3100: 9-speed
2021
2022
2023M8150: 12-speed Di2 for eMTBU8000: 11-speed
U6000: 10-speed
U4000: 9-speed
2024U2000: 8-speed
2025M9250: 12-speed Wireless Di2M8250: 12-speed Wireless Di2M6250: 12-speed Wireless Di2

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.
groupsetRX8xxRX7xxRX6xxRX4xx
2018RX800: 2×11-speed
RX805: 2×11-speed Di2
2019RX810: 2×11-speed
RX812: 1×11-speed
RX815: 2×11-speed Di2
RX817: 1×11-speed Di2		RX600-1: 1×11-speed
RX600-11: 2×11-speed
RX600-10: 2×10-speed		RX400: 2×10-speed
2023RX820: 2×12-speed
RX822: 1×12-speed		RX610-2: 2×12-speed
RX610-1: 1×12-speed
2024RX825: 2×12-speed Wired+Wireless Di2 RX410: 2×10-speed
2025RX827: 1×12-speed Wireless only Di2RX717: 1×12-speed Wireless only Di2

Other groupsets

Other current and previous groupsets include:
  • Capreo – Groupset designed for small-wheeled bikes such as folders and features a cassette with a 9-tooth sprocket.
  • DXR – Performance BMX racing component.
  • Nexave – 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 - 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
  • Hone – discontinued in 2008
  • Metrea – Groupset designed for urban riding, promising reliable performance with clean, simplistic design. Introduced in 2015 and discontinued in 2020.
  • RSX -1995 Positioned below RX100. Replaced by Sora.
  • RX100 - 1990 Comparable to Tiagra
  • Santé - 1987 Positioned between Dura Ace and Ultegra 600. Characterized by white paint scheme.