Outre la refonte du groupe SLX et du groupe Saint, et l’arrivée possible d’un groupe électrique, Shimano va surtout faire sensation avec l’apparition d’un nouveau standard de fixation du dérailleur arrière.
New Shimano rear gear standard for 2013 issue
In addition to the redesign of the SLX group and of the Saint, and the possible arrival of a MTB Electric group, Shimano will make sense especially with the emergence of a new standard for fixing the rear derailleur. Unlike the solution proposed by Trek which offers a direct attachment of the derailleur on the central axis of the road, Shimano chooses to change the derailleur hanger of the frame with an offset on the very back. Besides easy of installation of the rear wheel welcomed by manufacturers, this solution will mainly allow Shimano to change its derailleurs Shadow and Shadow + who wanted to move from the small part that connects the body of the derailleur to the hanger a framework. Now, the setting will be more direct and therefore more rigid. In theory, this new configuration framework should not prevent the assembly of conventional derailleur.
