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2026 Polygon Strattos 7 di2 bike

Carbon frame and electronic shifting for under £2,200? Polygon’s new Strattos promises a “sharper price point” for all-road bikes

The new Polygon Strattos comes in four builds, with mechanical and electronic shifting options and 34mm tyre clearance, starting at €1,599 and weighing from 8.7kg. The entry-level model also comes equipped with Shimano's new 11-speed Tiagra groupset

Tue, Apr 28, 2026 15:00
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Broken Shimano cranks – 8

Shimano set to provide extra two years’ warranty to US cyclists with defective cranks along with additional tools and training to retailers to “overhaul” its crankset recall process

The bike component giant’s North American division decided to take these steps, besides others including making a “retail assistance agent” available, as part of a settlement for the class action lawsuit filed against it

Wed, Jul 02, 2025 09:22
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2023 Shimano Ultegra Broken Crank delamination 8

Class-action lawsuit filed against Shimano for “inadequate” cranksets that put “cyclists nationwide at risk of injury”

The USA lawsuit alleges that Shimano, Specialized and Trek were aware “for years” that the bonded components of certain Shimano cranksets could break, yet the components giant waited until just last month to issue a recall and inspection program

Thu, Oct 12, 2023 11:00
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2023 Shimano Ultegra Broken crank delamination 1

“About time”: Cyclists react to Shimano crank recall after more than 4,500 incidents

The possible bonding separation issue has prompted Shimano to put out a voluntary inspection and replacement recall notice for 760,000 Dura-Ace and Ultegra bonded 11-Speed road cranksets

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 16:20
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2023 Shimano Ultegra Broken crank delamination 3

Check your cranks! Shimano finally recalls 11-speed road cranksets after more than 4,500 incidents

Shimano announces a voluntary inspection and replacement recall notice for 760,000 Dura-Ace and Ultegra bonded 11-Speed road cranksets in North America, and a "safety inspection" in Europe

Thu, Sep 21, 2023 15:00
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5 cool things 17 May 2022

Five cool things coming soon from Shimano, Mason, Endura, Lazer, and Craft Cadence

Take a look at some of the coolest products we have in for review on road.cc right now, including Shimano‘s new 12-speed Ultegra 8100 Di2 groupset

Tue, May 17, 2022 15:00
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10 of the best Shimano Ultegra-equipped road bikes October 2018

17 of the best Shimano Ultegra-equipped road bikes

Shimano's number two groupset finds a very wide range of uses from all-day cruisers to on-the-rivet race bikes

Fri, Jan 01, 2021 08:00
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shimano wider pedals1

Shimano is now offering Dura-Ace and Ultegra SPD-SL pedals with multiple axle widths

Shimano SPD-SL pedals now available with 4mm wider axle option

Mon, Feb 03, 2020 11:17
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Get to know 7 downsides of electronic shifting April 2021

Get to know 7 downsides of electronic shifting; the annoying things they never tell you about

Electronic shifting is A Good Thing but it still has its downsides

Wed, Dec 19, 2018 09:45
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Should you buy Shimano Ultegra 6800 while you still can Sept 2018

Should you buy Shimano Ultegra 6800 while you still can?

New Ultegra R8000 has landed, but here's why you might want the existing version… and it's a bargain right now

Fri, Sep 14, 2018 19:00
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