Shimano

For as long as there have been production mountain bikes there has been Shimano's Deore XT group. Few products in cycling can so thoroughly lay claim to…

The particular row we are attempting to hoe here at The Cycling Independent is long, rocky and challenging. In essence, we are attempting to stand up, from…

I don't know how I'm just seeing this in 2022, since it came out 2 years ago. Obviously, the algorithm is falling down on the job, because if it were in good…

Here's another one from our sponsors, Shimano. This one struck a chord for me, because I'm currently tangentially involved in a local effort to build a pump…

The Shimano XC-7 is a sharp mountain and gravel that got a redesign last winter. I’m riding it because it is —you guessed it—available in a wide version.…

You know, by now, that Shimano North America are our lead sponsors here at TCI, so I won't reiterate that. When we were discussing our relationship with them,…

Shimano North America is one of our key sponsors, so let’s acknowledge that, but as with all the products I bring up, I’m only bringing up things I really…

Shimano North America is our site sponsor. This makes writing about their products nettlesome, because readers might reasonably think I have been compensated…

Guys, I don't know what to make of it when a company like Shimano (our site and podcast sponsor) puts out an art piece like this. I associate Shimano with a…

Here's another banger from the homies at Shimano, who are sponsors of this site. This is almost everything I want to see in cycling. People riding for the joy…