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| Eurobike Gold Awards for Shimano |
| 08/30/2006 |
| Friedrichshafen, Germany |
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Shimano has won two Gold Awards for its new Shimano XTR and Alfine component groups at the Eurobike Award design contest in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The two Gold Awards for outstanding design were handed over to Yozo Shimano, president of Shimano Inc., during a prize ceremony August 30 at the Eurobike show grounds in Friedrichshafen.
It was the second consecutive year that the Eurobike Award is being organized to honour innovative new products in cycling. This time, 212 products were sent in for the contest. At the prize ceremony, 5 Gold and 5 Silver Awards were being granted for the most outstanding designs. Design represents the successful combination of technical know-how and innovation. In a sea of products, quality characteristics that presuppose reputability, integrity and expertise are in great demand – and the Eurobike Award seal of design quality also represents a desicion making aid for the consumer.
The evaluation criteria for the Eurobike Award were as follows: degree of innovation, design quality, workmanship, choice of materials, environmental friendliness, functionality, ergonomics, utility value, safety and brand value.
Team Shimano is very proud to have won two Eurobike Gold Awards for products that will be available in the market soon. This acknowledgement of our innovative designs stimulates us to keep on developing new products to promote cycling.
Shimano XTR
The new Shimano XTR group will once again set the benchmark in mountain bike components. Incredible lightweight, with increased performance and a technical, compact design characterized by the “X” that is integrated in each component of the new group. New XTR offers more choice than ever – Dual Control Levers and Rapidfire Plus shifters, Low Normal and Top Normal rear derailleurs, hydraulic disc brakes and V-Brakes. It will all be there for the racer and consumer to select his personal set up as it has been “Engineered for the way you ride”!
Check out all details at www.shimano-xtr.com
Shimano Alfine
Shimano has developed a stylish component group for a new category of sporty bicycles with internal hub gears. The Alfine group includes amongst others a disc brake specific wheelset with a (6V / 3.0W) sports hub dynamo in front and a premium 8-speed internal geared rear hub, hydraulic disc brakes, a crankset with integrated bottom bracket and Rapidfire Plus shifters. The components are simple, yet beautiful and highly reliable. This component group marks the introduction of internal hub gear bicycles into the sports market. More info on Aline a bit later in the year....
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