Shimano

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Shimano

Basic information
Founded	1921
Legal Structure	Public
Industry	Bicycling, fishing, and rowing
Also known as	Shimano Industries, Inc.
Official website	https://www.shimano.com/en/

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

• User Freedom: Customers are restricted from connecting electrical equipment such as lights to their e-bike motors.
• User Privacy:
• Business Model:
• 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.

Incidents

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Shimano category.

E-bike components

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.

Faulty cranksets

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.

Products

This is a list of the company's product lines with articles on this wiki.

• Example product line one (release date): Short summary of the product's incidents.
• Example product line two (release date):

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See also

• E-Bike Tuning Detection: Bosch and Yamaha’s Anti-Tampering Systems
• Bosch