DIY
Installing a SRAM AXS T-Type Derailleur
Easier than installing a cable-actuated derailleur but the steps are specific and must be done in order if you hope for perfection.
First Impressions
Shimano GRX Di2 2x12 Speed Gruppo + Wheels
It's electronic, semi-wireless, has great gear resolution and you even get a front derailleur.
REVIEW
TRP EVO 12 Drivetrain
Most of a season on a 3rd party drivetrain
The Hapless Wrench
Rebuilding your AXS Derailleur with Madrone
Using Madrone's link and cage kits to rebuild a wounded SRAM GX AXS derailleur
Sea Otter 2024
Metal Part II: Apogee Bikes, Prevelo, and Madrone
A modular chromoly dually design, some quality kids hardtails, and a company working in SRAM and Shimano's domain...
DOES THE FUTURE HAVE FEWER GEARS PT X
High Pivot (Gearing) Hyjinks
A 24t NSBillet chainring, SRAM 12spd GX shifter & derailleur, and a 10spd Shimano cassette, less one cog, on the Devinci Chainsaw
REVIEW | EDITORIAL
SRAM GX AXS Transmission (AKA T-Type) - The Update
How SRAM's less-budget-bludgeoning wireless super-group, GX AXS Transmission, performs as advertised.
MINI REVIEWS
Gear Shots October 2023
A saddle with a built in handle from WTB (not pictured), some Gucci flat pedals from Look, and Race Face's Era Carbon Cranks...
EDITORIAL
Our Obsession With Drag
Perception versus reality when it comes to modern chain guides and our obsession with drag (w/bonus 1FG content).
REVIEW
NSBillet Talon Cranks
North Shore Billet manufactures their EFBE-tested Talon crankset in-house in Whistler, BC.
Editorial
Shorter Cranks for Downhill Performance
Matt Appleman has been asking if your cranks are too long - and comparing 145mm arms back-to-back with 165s was a revelation...
EDITORIAL
SRAM's Potential UBG
New SRAM T-Type drivetrains come with a BMX-style bash guard. Could it become a Universal Bash Guard chainring standard?
FIRST IMPRESSIONS | EDITORIAL
Transmission For (A Bit) Less - SRAM T-Types GX
The new SRAM GX Transmission delivers the same thoughtlessly smooth shifting as the three more expensive T-Type options, but there's even more to it...
STUFF
Gear Shots : Previously Reviewed Products Revisited
Andrew looks back at a Kali Invader helmet, a steel chainring that may be in Andrew's will, a pair of lever grips, and an alternate backsweep handlebar...
New Product
P321's Elegant 6-bolt Conversion System
At Sea Otter we are always asked, "what's the best thing you've seen?" Six-Lock was the winner for 2023.
FIRST RIDE IMPRESSIONS
Shimano Auto Shifts Into the Future
Riding impressions on so much stuff: all new Deore XT Di2, Auto Shift, Free Shift, EP-801 and LinkGlide. The Robots have truly arrived this time.
EDITORIAL
Lost In Transmission
The brand new SRAM T-Type 'Transmission' drivetrain shifts really, really well, but...
Review
SRAM Transmission drivetrain and Code Stealth Brakes
Imagine this derailleur: no hanger, no adjustment screws, attaches to your rear axle, strong enough to stand on, and shifts better under load.
PRODUCT RELEASE | EDITORIAL
Shimano Introduces the CUES Ecosystem
CUES replaces a number of Shimano legacy drivetrains with inter-compatible 9-, 10- and 11-speed LinkGlide drivetrains.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Gambling on the Retrogrouch - Shimano XT LinkGlide M8130
As the future rides towards wireless drivetrains, Shimano puts out a fresh cable-actuated XT drivetrain, with 11-speeds, that feels like a throwback.
First Impressions
e13 TRS Race Carbon Trail Wheels & Helix R 12-Speed 9-50T Cassette
Fresh carbon wheels and a pristine cassette from e*thirteen for much less than the competition.
Review
Appleman 2XR Cranks - Made in Minneapolis
Matt Appleman isn't just building interesting and beautiful cranks - he's out to change the way you think about crank length...
Best Of
Cam McRae's Best of 2022
A bike, a fork, some cranks, some bar-ends, some brakes and something to attach your bikes to your car...
Product Intro/Review
The 2023 New Race Face Turbine Crank
Race Face's burly workhorse is revised and ready to get to work.