Category: Chains

  • Review – KMC REACT Cassette

    Offering a wide gear range and excellent shifting technology KMC Chain USA released its first cassette design earlier this year. Available for 10- and 11-speed drivetrains, the REACT cassette features proprietary shifting technology that pairs well with KMC and other chains. It comes in 10-speed 11-36T & 11-42T and 11-speed 11-42T & 11-50T variants, with…

  • KMC Releases Aurora X-Series Chains

    High-performance chains compatible with Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo KMC Chain USA, the global leader of innovative chains, drivetrain components and drivetrain tools, has added the Aurora colorway to their 12-speed X-Series chain line. The Aurora X-Series chains are now available for 10-, 11-, and 12-speed Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo drivetrain systems. “We are excited to…

  • Muc-Off Launches Ludicrous AF The World’s Fastest Lube

    Muc-Off, the global leader in bicycle and motorcycle care and performance, proudly introduces the new ‘world’s fastest race lube’, Ludicrous AF. This stripped-back performance lube is a marriage of speed and sustainability; this stripped-back performance lube uses ingredients derived from renewable sources and is readily biodegradable. Developed in secret over several years by Muc-Off’s in-house…

  • WEND Bike Introduces Colored Chain Wax

    Makers of first-ever “rub-on” wax bring six Day-Glo® shades to market. WEND Bike—makers of the first-ever “rub-on” wax-based lubricant—excitedly introduces the first-ever colored chain lubricant in the world to the cycling market. Utilizing a sophisticated paraffin-based formula that includes proprietary friction reducers and proven lubricants, including Zinc and Teflon™, WEND’s Spectrum collection reveals the bright…

  • The GX Eagle Has Landed – An Affordable 12-speed Drivetrain

    The new SRAM GX Eagle has landed, and it brings their 12-speed 1x drivetrain technology to a wallet-friendly $495 price point. The trickle down of the Eagle Technology from the XX1 and X01 groups has been brought down to the GX Eagle pricing, so shifting and performance should feel the same. All the GX Eagle parts are…

  • SRAM Eagle 1×12 with 10-50 cassette

    “These go to twelve.” After months of speculation and rumor, the SRAM Eagle has landed. The new 1x 12-speed drivetrain will come in XX1 and X01 variants and utilizes a dinner plate sized 10-50 tooth cassette, and it offers an optimal 500-percent gear range. The wider gear range offers lot’s of personalization since the large…

  • Shimano annouces an 11-speed 11-46 cassette and DCE chainrings

    Shimano annouces an 11-speed 11-46 cassette and DCE chainrings

    Shimano just announced some excellent additions to their XTR and XT 1×11-speed systems including an extended range 11-46 cassette, improved chainrings with Dynamic Chain Engagement and a QUICK-LINK for their chains. The trick new dinner plate sized CS-M8000 11-46 cassette will allow you to run a larger front chainring to emulate more closely the gearing…