Components - Drivetrain

Are mountain bikers sick of the two party system - of having to choose between red and blue? Is it time for a fresh start?

Your bike hates you. But it can learn to love again.

Don’t let its ‘mere’ 120mm of rear wheel travel or its ‘small’ 27.5″ wheels deceive you – this is a barn-burner of a trail bike.

“…this is the benchmark. All drivetrains either work better or worse than Deore XT. It almost doesn’t matter how good/bad this stuff is, because we’re going to have to reset the goalposts either way.”

Light and elegant arms to slim down your DH or AM bike from e*thirteen...

“light as a mosquito fart and stiff as a Clydesdale sizing up a Unicorn.”

How did Race Face’s lightest cranks fare after a long winter of abuse…

What happens when you mount up Race Face’s Narrow Wide 30T ring without the use of a clutch derailleur?

Stripping down the crank arm in more ways than Brett Tippie can make a joke about…