The Earth is not flat, and neither are many cycling trails. One of the major appeals of a modern mountain or racing bike is its ability to shift gears based on the terrain. Riders can choose a higher ...

All bikes with the exception of penny-farthings are geared between the crankset and the rear wheel. Most bikes will include a range of gears, so that you can choose one appropriate to where you’re ...

The BikeYoke Shifty v2 might just be the mountain bike performance upgrade that you didn’t even know you needed to keep your ...

For the overwhelming majority of bicycles out there that feature multiple gears, switching between these is done purely mechanically, with a cable. Generally this uses a derailleur, which forms part ...

Last year, a Canadian engineer launched the Supre Drive, a mountain bike drivetrain that he invented and boasts of including the world’s toughest, most unbreakable derailleur. Now, for the first time, ...

Today's bike parts are almost universally better than bike parts of 20, 30 years ago, but for each bit they function better, they look worse. Most bike riders live with it. Some work out little hacks ...

In 2016, Sram released their 12-speed Eagle groupset to the masses and at the same time mourned the death of the front derailleur for mountain bikes, stating that they wouldn’t be manufacturing one in ...