page_title: Shimano
section_title: Shimano products
hierarchical_section_title: Shimano / Cycling / Shimano products
caption_attribution_description: English: Shimano 105 5500 series brake lever/shifter set Photo taken by thewalrus July 2005.
context_page_description: Shimano, Inc. is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment. It produced golf supplies until 2005 and snowboarding gear until 2008. Headquartered in Sakai, Japan, the company has 32 consolidated subsidiaries and 11 unconsolidated subsidiaries. Shimano's primary manufacturing plants are in Kunshan, China; Malaysia; and Singapore.
  In 2017, Shimano had net sales of US $3.2 billion, 38% in Europe, 35% in Asia, and 11% in North America. Bicycle components represented 80%, fishing tackle 19%, and other products 0.1%. The company is publicly traded, with 93 million shares of common stock outstanding.
context_section_description: Shimano has developed many new items.
caption: Shimano 105 9 speed STI levers.
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