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Shimano MTB Groupset Chart

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Quickly gauge the year and value with the help of this Shimano MTB Groupset Chart.

When looking for new projects I often find myself wondering what year a certain bicycle is based on its groupset. It’s not always that easy to find the year of a bike with just the brand and type. Simply because almost always they span multiple years.

But as Shimano started to dominate the bicycle industries’ groupsets in the late eighties and nineties, you can use the chart below to quickly assess the year and value.

By knowing the number of gears (6, 7, 8 etc.) and the type of the groupset, you know what year you’re dealing with and the quality of the groupset.

Shimano MTB groupsets

groupsetXTRSaintDeore XTSLXDeoreAlivioAceraAltus
1983M700 : 6 speed
1984
1985
1986
1987M730 : indexed 6 speedMT60 : 6 speed
1988
1989M732 : 7 speedMT62 : 7 speed (Deore II)M500 : 7 speed (Mountain LX)M450 : 6 speed (Exage Mountain)M350 : 6 speed (Exage Trail)M250 : 6 speed (Exage Country)
1990M735 : 7 speed rapidfireM650/550 : 7 speed (Deore DX/Deore LX)500LX : 7 speed (Exage)400LX : 7 speed (Exage)300LX : 7 speed (Exage)200GS : 7 speed
1991
1992M900 : 8 speed rapidfire+
1993M560 : 7 speed (Deore LX)M520 : 7 speed (Exage ES)(discontinued)M320 : 7 speed (Exage LT)A10, A20, C10 : 7 speedC20 : 6 speed
1994M737 : 8 speedMC30/31 : 7 speed (STX/STX-SE)MC10/MC11 : 7 speed (Alivio)(discontinued)C50 : 6 speed
1995M910 : 8 speedM565 : 8 speed (Deore LX)MC32/MC33 : 7 speed (STX/STX-RC)MC12 : 7 speedM290 : 7 speed (Acera-X)C90 : 7 speed
1996M950: 8 speedM739: 8 speedM567 : 8 speed (Deore LX)MC34/MC36 : 7 speed (STX/STX-RC)MC14 : 7 speed
1997M569 : 8 speed (Deore LX)MC37/MC38 : 7/8 speed (STX/STX-RC)MC16 : 7 speedCT92 : 7 speed
1998M951: 8 speedM291 : 7 speed (Acera X)
1999M952 : 9 speedM750 : 9 speedM570 : 9 speed (Deore LX)MC18 : 8 speedM330 : 8 speed

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