Shimano Ultegra 6800

Investigating Shimano’s snapping cranksets: What happened, unanswered questions and an engineer’s report

You'll have probably heard about the issues with some of Shimano's previous-generation cranksets by now, and after many years, the problem has finally been acknowledged officially. We sent some cranksets off to a lab to find out what an expert had to say

Fri, Sep 29, 2023 15:00
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Just in: Ridley Fenix C (Ultegra 6800 build)

Custom build lands so we can try out Ridley's new Pavé frame and give Ultegra 11-spd a proper thrashing

Fri, Nov 15, 2013 09:30
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First ride: Shimano hydraulic road discs

We've had a go on the new Hydraulic Di2 system from Shimano. What's it like? Read on...

Tue, Oct 15, 2013 08:02
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Ultegra 6870 Di2 and road discs unveiled

Electronic Ultegra goes 11-speed and gets a lot sleeker, and hydraulic discs officially break cover

Sun, Jun 30, 2013 16:00
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Updated with prices: Shimano unveil Ultegra 6800 11spd groupset

One more cog at the back, redesigned levers, better shifting and braking, lighter weight... all the good stuff

Wed, May 01, 2013 13:12
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