{"id":54028,"date":"2023-08-31T18:00:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=744336"},"modified":"2023-08-31T19:35:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T17:35:35","slug":"shimano-unveils-105-r7100-mechanical-a-12-speed-road-groupset-for-less-than-1000","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/shimano-unveils-105-r7100-mechanical-a-12-speed-road-groupset-for-less-than-1000\/","title":{"rendered":"Shimano unveils 105 R7100 mechanical \u2013 a 12-speed road groupset for less than \u00a31,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mechanical road groupsets aren’t finished yet <\/p>

By Simon von Bromley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 31 August 2023 at 16:00 PM<\/p>

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Shimano has announced the release of 105 R7100, its first 12-speed mechanical road bike groupset.<\/p>\n

Pitched at an \u2018affordable\u2019 price of roughly \u00a3990\/$1,190\/\u20ac1,180, 105 R7100 mechanical costs around \u00a3740\/$700\/\u20ac690 less than the Di2 version.<\/p>\n

Having spotted the Shimano 105 R7100 groupset in the wild at Eurobike<\/a> earlier this year, this launch confirms the new groupset is essentially a cable-actuated version of the brand\u2019s 105 Di2 R7150 electronic groupset<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As with Shimano\u2019s previous-generation road groupsets, this sees non-shifting components \u2013 such as chains, cassettes, cranksets and brakes \u2013 shared across both the mechanical and electronic groupsets.<\/p>\n

This launch, then, brings new, 12-speed mechanical rear and front derailleurs, plus updated shifters.<\/p>\n

The rest of the groupset components are direct ports from the existing electronic groupset<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like 105 Di2 R7150, there are no rim brake components \u2013 105 R7100 is only compatible with hydraulic disc brakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere \u2013 and before we get into the detail on 105 R7100 \u2013 there\u2019s also a new Shimano GRX gravel groupset<\/a>. You can read our full Shimano GRX RX820 review<\/a> for the verdict on that.<\/p>\n

Shimano 105 R7100 mechanical key facts<\/h2>\n