Shimano Cues Drop Bar, more affordable durable 9sp 10sp 11sp LinkGlide dropbar road gravel commuter bike drivetrains Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More
New Shimano Cues drop bar levers now bring the same affordable and durable LinkGlide drivetrains to gravel, road, and every adventure bike in between. Including both 1x and 2x possibilities paired to 9sp, 10sp & 11-speed cassettes, dropbar Cues opens up a lot of more affordable build options, whether you are looking for a budget all-road commuter bike or an extra-tough gravel adventure setup that you can shift under load.
Plus, there’s new Cues for kids… or maybe commuters? A new short cage Cues derailleur for improved 20″ wheel ground clearance, and a new “child-sized” brake rotor.
And it’s not Cues, but Shimano is also adding a set of drop bar shifters for their super affordable entry-level Essa 1x8sp drivetrain, too. Shimano Cues 9, 10 & 11sp LinkGlide Drop Bar drivetrains
Shimano Cues Drop Bar, more affordable durable 9sp 10sp 11sp LinkGlide dropbar road gravel commuter bike drivetrains, 1x11sp groupset Developed to bring affordable performance and longer drivetrain durability, bringing Cues to drop bar bikes was an obvious next step.
Frankly, I’m kind of surprised that it took almost 2 years since Shimano ‘ reinvented ‘ ( renaming everything below Deore ) all of their mid-tier mountain bike groupsets as Cues, to doing a bit of the same for the mid-tier road & gravel groups. I have 11sp LinkGlide […]
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