An unreleased drop-bar variant of Shimano’s Cues groupset has been leaked after Dice launched its 2025 bike lineup right this moment.
The Cues franchise was launched again in 2023, as Shimano sought to interchange its whole mid-range groupset household in each street and mountain with a singular, cross-compatible ecosystem of 9, 10, and 11-speed elements. Till now, nonetheless, there was no official launch of drop-bar elements.
Shimano additionally hinted that the brand new Cues lineup would primarily serve 1x groupsets, which is what has been proven off on the Dice Nuroad Professional.
This morning, Dice confirmed off its new vary of street, gravel, and electrical bikes for 2025 – however that wasn’t all they launched into the general public eye.
Maybe even unknowingly, the model additionally launched data on new Cues groupset elements, together with half numbers and spec particulars for the Dice Nuroad Professional. A scroll all the way down to the elements data on the Dice web site will present you that the Nuroad Professional options Shimano Cues brake levers, brake calipers, rear derailleur, and cassette.
Before everything, the shifters. Dice’s web site has them down because the Shimano Cues ST-U6030 shift-brake levers, and ergonomically at the very least, they appear to resemble the form of the GRX levers seen larger up within the Japanese element producer’s vary.
The addition of those hydraulic brake levers additionally helps to fill a spot in Shimano’s vary, with no actual up-to-date low-cost hydraulic drop bar levers beforehand out there. It additionally permits Shimano to supply a devoted 1x groupset at a cheaper price, somewhat than stick with funds street bike groupsets, usually with compromised gearing choices for commuting and gravel driving.