Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 Groupset

Dura Ace 9000

In what would appear to be the worst kept secret in the cycling industry, Shimano launched its new top flight groupset to the world on June 1st. The headline-grabbing news is that it is now 11 speed but there is actually far more interesting news and developments once you delve a little deeper.

Shimano's engineers had a couple of goals when it came to planned improvements over the 7900 groupset and many of these came down to the interaction between human and machine. This concentration on improved ergonomics also included set up and maintenance.

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