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Shimano CUES

2023 Shimano CUES drivetrain rear

Will Shimano CUES ease future bike industry supply chain dilemmas? Unified groupsets will “reduce inventory needs and simplifies the servicing process” says components giant

As the world's largest bike component manufacturer announces a wide-ranging simplification of its product range, it's been suggested that this could be beneficial if another pandemic-style rush for all things bike happens again

Thu, Mar 02, 2023 18:12
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Is Shimano abandoning cup and cone hubs in favour of sealed cartridge bearings?

The newly released Shimano hubs launched at the same time as the new CUES groupsets feature sealed bearings and modular design

Wed, Mar 01, 2023 13:28
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Shimano CUES U8000 Drivetrain

Chapeau, Shimano: CUES looks like a genuine game changer for bike shops, brands and consumers

Mechanic and road.cc reviewer Mike Stead thinks CUES is great news thanks to the durable Linkglide tech and mix-and-match compatibility between 9, 10 and 11-speeds

Tue, Feb 28, 2023 16:22
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2023 Shimano CUES

Shimano unveils new cross-compatible CUES groupsets for city, touring and mountain bikes, consolidating Claris, Sora and Tiagra

The new 9,10 and 11-speed, disc-brake-only drivetrain ecosystem means everything below mechanical 105 will be slowly phased out on flat bar bikes, and it's highly likely these changes will be coming to drop bar bikes too

Tue, Feb 28, 2023 16:03
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2023 Shimano CUES drivetrain rear

Shimano introduces CUES, integrating mid-tier groupsets into one product family

The new ecosystem means the existing 9-, 10-, and 11-speed Shimano drivetrains are consolidated into one “unified ecosystem”

Tue, Feb 28, 2023 16:00
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