Editor’s note: High Gear features outdoor sports gear, technology and innovations useful in the High Sierra and America’s West. Shifters and derailleurs have been the bane of my existence since I ...

Back in June of 2025, Shimano released XT and Deore-level Di2 drivetrains. The years of waiting for cord-cutting were finally over. Shimano developed a wireless protocol that would allow for hybrid ...

Shimano has added new 12-speed mountain bike groupsets – Deore XT and SLX – to the range-topping XTR 12-speed, which was launched last year. Shimano joined SRAM – which has 12-speed road and mountain ...

Shimano has really had to rethink its mountain bike componentry offerings over the past few years in... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

YT’s Decoy MX Core 5 eMTB is the brand’s range-topping gravity-focused motor-assisted bike, boasting a Shimano EP801 drive unit and electronic Shimano Deore XT M8150 Di2 Hyperglide+ gear shifting.

Shifters and derailleurs have been the bane of my existence since I first sat on a mountain bike. To be fair, part of this is my fault. I either buy the cheapest components on the market — think entry ...