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The dirty dozen

At the start of spring, Shimano unveiled its latest GRX equipment. Far from a new, single groupset targeted at gravel riding and racing, Shimano released three new 12-speed groupsets that suit just about anything between road racing and mountain biking, offering more gear range and better ergonomics than ever. Best of all, Shimano has done this without any totally new technologies or standards, instead relying on recent updates in both its dedicated on and off-road groupsets.

Allow us to introduce, then, Shimano GRX RX820 12-speed mechanical. The big news here is Shimano has brought GRX into its 12-speed family. This follows on

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