5 Products You NEVER Knew Shimano Invented

Shimano is one of the biggest names in cycling, but their history has some bizarre inventions, radical ideas, and forgotten products that never quite made it. In this video, we're diving into five of the craziest Shimano inventions you've probably never heard of.

From the futuristic air-powered pneumatic gears of Shimano Airlines and a single-lever hydraulic Power Brake system from the 70s, to the revolutionary Capreo groupset that introduced the 9-tooth sprocket, these are the failed, forgotten, but fascinating pieces of tech that paved the way for the components we ride today. We even look at an automatic shifting system from 1968!

Chapters ⏱️
00:00 - 5 Crazy Shimano Inventions You've Never Heard Of
00:39 - A Brief History of Shimano
01:22 - Shimano Airlines (Air-Powered Gears!)
02:40 - The Power Brake (A Single Lever Hydraulic System)
03:55 - Shimano Capreo (The First 9-Tooth Sprocket?)
05:22 - The Automatic 5 (Auto-Shifting from 1968!)
06:55 - The First Bike Disc Brake
08:25 - BONUS! The Weirdest Shimano Products (Golf Clubs?!)

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