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Patent Patrol: What does a Shimano GRX hydro junction do?

My long-term review of Shimano GRX Di2 will be hitting the airwaves here at Bikerumor very soon. In it, I mention the notable braking power of the sub-levers that live on the bar tops. These levers now sit in line with the main brake levers and the hydraulic fluid from the master cylinder flows through […]

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Patent Patrol: Is SRAM eTap wired on the horizon?

As Shimano flirts with its own wireless drivetrain, SRAM appears to be heading in the opposite direction. In today’s Patent Patrol, SRAM has filed a patent to add wires to its eTap components. That’s right, eTap Wired could be in the works. Why would SRAM want to do that? It’s all about the size of […]

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Patent Patrol: More Shimano wireless shifting details

You could spend a lot of snowy days by the fire reading Shimano patents. Heck, you could spend years. Get cozy, because Shimano recently added to the pile with more patents regarding its wireless shifting system. It’s a big question mark about when we’ll see Shimano’s wireless shifting system, or if we’ll see it at […]

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