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2. Shimano Deore XT - Wikipedia

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   Deore XT is a mountain and touring bike groupset first introduced by Shimano in 1983. [1] It was Shimano's first mountain bike groupset, based on their existing Deore touring groupset, and it consisted of a triple-, double- or single chainring crankset, front and rear derailleurs, handlebar-mounted "finger" shifters, cantilever brakes, and large-flange hubs. [1]

3. Shimano - Wikipedia

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   In 2003 Shimano introduced "Dual Control" to mountain bikes, where the gear shift mechanism is integrated into the brake levers. This development was controversial, as the use of Dual Control integrated shifting for hydraulic disc brakes required using Shimano hydraulic disc brakes, locking competitors out of the premium end of the market.

4. Shimano Total Integration - Wikipedia

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   Shimano STI Dual Control shifter and brake lever: 1. Main lever 2. Release lever A. Pulling the main lever towards the rider applies the brake B. Pushing the main lever towards the center of the bike downshifts one, two or three gears depending on how far the lever is pushed (right hand shifter) or changes from a small chainring to a larger chainring (left hand shifter)

5. Bicycle brake - Wikipedia

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   Standard pull levers work with most brake designs, including caliper brakes, traditional cantilever brakes, and mechanically actuated disc brakes branded for "Road". Long pull levers work with "direct-pull" cantilever brakes, such as Shimano "V-Brakes", [56] and mechanically actuated disc brakes branded for "Mountain".

6. Groupset - Wikipedia

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   2 gear levers or shifters and; 2 brake levers or; 2 integrated brake levers/shifters; 2 brakes, front and rear; 2 derailleurs, front and rear; 1 bottom bracket; 1 crankset; 1 chain; 1 cogset, freewheel or cassette; With the following forming part of some groupsets: 1 headset (more commonly included with vintage groupsets) 1 seatpost

7. Shifter (bicycle part) - Wikipedia

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   Road bike shifter - integrated with brake levers, sometimes known as a "brifter". [ 2 ] In 1990, Shimano introduced their Shimano Total Integration , STI, shifting levers for road bicycles, this was an indexed shifting system and the first to integrate shifting with the brake levers.