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{{CompanyCargo|Founded=1921|Industry=Bicycling, fishing, and rowing|Type=Public|Website=https://www.shimano.com/en/|Description=Shimano Inc. is a Japanese company that produces cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded and named after Shozaburo Shimano.|CompanyAlias=Shimano Industries, Inc.|Logo=Shimano Logo.webp}} | {{CompanyCargo|Founded=1921|Industry=Bicycling, fishing, and rowing|Type=Public|Website=https://www.shimano.com/en/|Description=Shimano Inc. is a Japanese company that produces cycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded and named after Shozaburo Shimano.|CompanyAlias=Shimano Industries, Inc.|Logo=Shimano Logo.webp}} | ||
[[wikipedia:Shimano|'''Shimano Inc.''']] is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company that produces bicycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded by and named after Shozaburo Shimano. | [[wikipedia:Shimano|'''Shimano, Inc.''']] is a Japanese multinational manufacturing company that produces bicycling components, fishing tackle, and rowing equipment. The company was founded by and named after Shozaburo Shimano. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
* User Freedom: Customers are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their | *User Freedom: Customers are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their e-bike motors. | ||
* User Privacy: | *User Privacy: | ||
* Business Model: | *Business Model: | ||
* Market Control: Shimano is the second largest | *Market Control: Shimano is the second largest e-bike motor manufacturer. [[Bosch]] and Shimano combined hold 75% of the European market share and nearly half of the global market share.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=World Market for Electric Bike Motors: Bosch, Shimano & Bafang Dominate |url=https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260116092943/https://www.ebike24.com/blog/manufacturers-of-ebike-motors |archive-date=16 January 2026 |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=EBike24}}</ref> | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===E-bike components=== | ===E-bike components=== | ||
Customers with Shimano motors including the EP6 and EP801 are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their | Customers with Shimano motors including the EP6 and EP801 are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their e-bikes. Special software and hardware primarily used by bike shops is required to activate ports or accept new devices. What used to be a click on an app is now a trip to a bike shop or paying hundreds for diagnostic equipment.<ref>{{Cite web |author=RunBikeMike |date=1 Jan 2024 |title=Installing an EBike Light To Run Off Your Battery / MagicShine ME2000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI&t=50s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=AvG7Fpb1tzI |archive-date=2026-04-03 |access-date=11 March 2026 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> | ||
'''<big>Faulty | '''<big>Faulty cranksets</big>''' | ||
Shimano | Some cranksets produced by Shimano have defects making them prone to breaking and injuring bicyclists. During March 2026, Shimano agreed to pay a $11.5 million civil penalty for failing to immediately report cranksets that posed a crash hazard.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 March 2026 |title=Shimano Agrees to Pay $11.5 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report Bicycle Cranksets that Posed a Crash Hazard |url=https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2026/Shimano-Agrees-to-Pay-11-5-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Immediately-Report-Bicycle-Cranksets-that-Posed-a-Crash-Hazard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317155252/https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2026/Shimano-Agrees-to-Pay-11-5-Million-Civil-Penalty-for-Failure-to-Immediately-Report-Bicycle-Cranksets-that-Posed-a-Crash-Hazard |archive-date=17 March 2026 |access-date=7 April 2026 |website=Consumer Product Safety Commission}}</ref> | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
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*[[E-Bike Tuning Detection: Bosch and Yamaha’s Anti-Tampering Systems]] | *[[E-Bike Tuning Detection: Bosch and Yamaha’s Anti-Tampering Systems]] | ||
*[[Bosch]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||