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Current mountain bicycle groupsets include:. As computer terminology:. Current road bicycle groupsets include:. As a mathematical surface:. In fact, VIA is an official approval stamp used to certify parts of Japanese vehicles - including bicycles. As a musical title:. Many people believe that "VIA", which is stamped on all Shimano parts, is a form of corporate logo, since it does not appear on Campagnolo parts, for instance. As a personal last name:.

Shimano also introduced new proprietary standards for disc brakes and hubs, and for bottom brackets and cranksets, further fueling speculation about monopolistic intentions. As a place or location:. This development was controversial: critics viewed it as an attempt to monopolise the mountain bike components market because the use of Dual Control integrated shifting requires the use of Shimano brakes, and the Rapid Rise derailler is believed to work more effectively with the Dual Control system. As commonly used:. In 2003 Shimano introduced "Dual Control" to mountain bikes, where the gear shift mechanism is integrated into the brake levers, and reintroduced the "Rapid Rise" rear derailler which works in the opposite direction to traditional deraillers. Spring has several meanings:. World championships in both the road and time trial disciplines were won on Shimano equipment. TA Spring is an open-source RTS game inspired by Total Annihilation.

In 2002, Dura-Ace equipped bikes were ridden to victory in the Tour de France (Lance Armstrong), Giro d'Italia (Paolo Savoldelli), and Vuelta a España (Aitor González), marking the first time Shimano componentry had been used to win all three grand tours. Spring operating system, an experimental operating system from Sun Microsystems. Lance Armstrong's 1999 victory in the Tour de France on a Shimano Dura-Ace equipped Trek was the first time Shimano components had been used to win the grand tour. Spring framework, an enterprise Java framework for web applications. In contrast to the near-universal marketing technique of introducing innovations on the expensive side of the marketplace and relying on consumer demand to emulate early adopters along with economy of scale to bring them into the mass market, Shimano introduced new technologies at the lowest end of the bicycle market, using lower cost and often heavier and less durable materials and techniques, only moving them further upscale if they established themselves in the lower market segments. Spring (math). SunTour eventually lost the commercial battle. Spring, a song by Rammstein.

While both companies provided products for all price-ranges of the market, SunTour also focused on refinement of existing systems and designs for higher end products, while Shimano paid more attention to rethinking the basic systems and bringing out innovations such as index shifting and front freewheel systems. Spring is a violin concerto in The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. When the 1970s United States bike boom exceeded the capacity of the American and European bicycle component manufacturers, Japanese manufacturers SunTour and Shimano rapidly stepped in to fill the void. Spring, a musical album by Finn Coren inspired by William Blake's poetry. SRAM is a competitor as the other major manufacturer of mountain bike groupsets, though they are now introducing a road groupset as well. Spring, a Belgian band. The Italian firm Campagnolo is a competitor as the other major manufacturer of road groupsets. Cecil Spring-Rice.

Groupsets commonly include: crankset comprising cranks and chainrings; bottom bracket; chain; rear gear cogs or cassette; front and rear wheel hubs; gear shift levers; brakes; brake levers; cables; front and rear gear mechanisms or derailleurs. Spring. These components are generally organised and sold as groupsets intended to be supplied as a near complete collection of a bicycle's mechanical parts. Sherwood C. Shimano products include drivetrain, brake, wheel and pedal components for leisure, road and mountain bikes. Howard Spring. . Three Springs, Western Australia, another place in Australia.

Shimano ((OTCBB: SHMDF), FWB: SHM) is a Japanese manufacturer of cycling, fishing, snowboarding, and until 2005, golf components. Springs, Western Australia, a place in Australia. Tourney - this includes several different levels of quality, and can be found on department-store bicycles. Springs, Gauteng, a city in South Africa. Altus. Spring, Texas, a town in the United States. Acera. Spring (water), a natural source of water.

Alivio. Spring (device), a common mechanical part. Deore. Spring (season), a season of the year. LX. XT.

XTR - This is the top of the range for CrossCountry(XC) mountain bikes. Hone. Saint - This is the top of the range for DownHill(DH)/FreeRide(FR) bikes. Sora.

Tiagra. 105. Ultegra. Dura-Ace.