Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
It's 100 years, yes. And there's clearly something coming, and I'd bet a huge chunk of money it's 12-speed DA, probably with a fixed PM.
https://www.shimano.com/en/100th/
You'd have to think that for Shimano’s 100th birthday, they’ll need to do something more innovative than Wireless (which SRAM has had for a while) 12 speed (which is standard in MTB, and SRAM and Campag have on the road) with a microspline (starting the obsolescence clock on all old wheels). Maybe put the gearbox patent into production? A new way to do road 1x that doesn’t suck? Some form of CVT transmission for bikes?
Even going to 13 speed will still leave them 2 years behind Rotor.