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The incessant pace of gravel tech waits for no rider and, three-and-a-half years after the launch of Shimano GRX<\/a>, it\u2019s time to compile our wish list for the next generation of the Japanese giant\u2019s gravel groupsets.<\/p>\n When GRX arrived as Shimano\u2019s first gravel-specific groupset in 2019, the brand launched three tiers of components. These are the RX800\/815 (mechanical and Di2), RX600 (mechanical), and RX400 (mechanical), nominally matching the specs of the brand\u2019s previous-generation Ultegra, 105 and Tiagra road groupsets<\/a>.<\/p>\n Shimano hit a home run with the launch of GRX \u2013 it\u2019s very good \u2013 but the gravel market has evolved significantly since 2019.<\/p>\n When will we see a new GRX family? Shimano updates its road groupsets roughly every three to five years, so we could see a GRX update in 2023. Equally, the industry (and, in particular, Shimano) is still feeling the effect of widespread component shortages<\/a> and that could delay a launch.<\/p>\n