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Shimano Inc. . (Japanese: ???? ??? Kabushiki gaisha-Shimano) (TSE: 7309) is a Japanese metal working company, founded in 1921 by Shozaburo shimano bicycle parts in Sakai, Japan. It specializes in the manufacture of fishing equipment, ski and bike parts. Until 2005 it also produced golf equipment but this was stopped because the loss was. In the production of bicycle parts, they are the most specialized and best known. In 2005, 75% of their production of shimano bicycle parts components, 23% from the production of gear and 2% from the production of other products. The first Shimano bicycle component production took was a rear sprocket that from 1931 also was Shimano's first export product. From the mid 50's of last century to extend the program with a shimano bicycle parts derailleur and a 3 speed hub. shimano bicycle parts launched in 1960 with the so-called cold forging, a production which will be very important for the company because of its high quality shimano bicycle parts components including resulting from this process. Exports of shimano bicycle parts is exploding in 1965 and 1972 respectively shimano bicycle parts Shimano American and Europe was founded. Also, the first plant outside Japan, opened in Singapore. In 1973 sees the first full Dura-Ace group and the light in the same year shimano bicycle parts Inc. . a listed company. Since the early 1980 shimano bicycle parts grows louder by the introduction of the mountain and the pioneering role the company plays in its development. In 1984 Shimano puts the market for road bike parts on the head with the development of indexed switching (SIS), in order to do this again in 1990 with the introduction of STI, the now familiar system of integrated braking and shifting. This is roughly equivalent to shimano bicycle parts Hyper Glide Uniglide and later. This is an adaptation of the teeth of the tape making the turn smoother. Meanwhile, developments in product area unabated and innovates and introduces further including shimano bicycle parts XTR mountain bike components (1991) and Nexus IGH. Shimano also opened factories in Malaysia, China, Italy and the Czech Republic. Shimano is especially known group. These are all moving parts on a bicycle: hubs or axles, cassette, chain, derailleurs, crankset, bottom bracket, pedals, brakes, switches and headset. It also makes accessories such as shimano bicycle parts wheels and shimano bicycle parts clothing and shoes. Shimano mainly makes parts for mountain bikes and road bikes, but also makes parts for the more normal cycling (bikes), although often a group of mountain bike use, albeit slightly modified. The biggest competitors shimano bicycle parts Campagnolo groups in the production of road bikes and SRAM in the production of mountain bike groups. Campagnolo's leading manufacturer of racing groups and is mostly used in the professional peloton. However, the share of Shimano, which are much lower price used by the recreational cyclist, is very strong. As of October 2006 will also be a road bike with SRAM group in the market. In the production of shimano bicycle parts mountain bike groups, however, the absolute market leader, namely Campagnolo produces no mountain groups and share of largest competitor SRAM is limited. More information about groups can be found on the page under the title race bike group. As previously mentioned, in addition to bicycle components, Shimano gear and even skis. The ski equipment is limited to the production of ski boots and bindings and a few accessories and only for the Japanese and Australian markets. Fishing equipment produces it for the whole world, it produces material for fishing with bait casting reels such as, casting rods and floats. When racing groups must also distinguish between the triple groups and ordinary groups. Triple front groups are groups which three blades are gear instead of the normal two groups, which allows the rider to be kicking a lot smaller at the same rotational speed, making it easier to cycle uphill. This leads the group that there are more expensive but also heavier, so many riders still to choose a normal group. The mountain groups are only produced in triple form, it can pedal to small revolutions in the mountain therefore very important. Since 2009, Shimano is also an electronic group, Dura Ace Di2. Here is the shift cable replaced by an electronic wire and a battery underneath the frame. The group is used in the field by Niels Albert and Sven Nys. On the road HTC Team Columbia, Team Garmin Transitions and Sky Team with this group. In the mountain bike groups should also distinguish between groups with mechanically driven wheel brakes, wheel brakes controlled oil pressure, oil pressure controlled disc brakes with disc brakes and mechanically controlled. In the road bike group there are only rim brakes. . .
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