Category: Derailleurs

  • Mountain Racing Products Cage Guard

    The MRP Cage Guard is designed to protect your derailleur pulley cage from costly damage caused by rocks and debris. By preventing impact damage, the Cage Guard helps maintain smooth shifting performance, prevents expensive replacements, and keeps your high-end derailleur in top condition. Precision-machined in MRP’s Colorado factory, the Cage Guard is made from durable,…

  • Introducing SRAM GX Eagle AXS

    With proven SRAM AXS wireless technology and the rugged durability of GX, it’s Eagle at its best. Featuring an expanded 520% range, seamless compatibility with the rest of the ecosystem, and the ability to customize with the AXS app, GX Eagle AXS is your entry point to the future. Thoughts => What I really like…

  • SRAM Introduces The Expanded Eagle Ecosystem with 10-52t Cassette

    Today, SRAM introduced an Eagle Expansion 10-52t cassette for their Eagle 12-speed XX1, X01, and GX levels, along with updated rear derailleur designs that are compatible with the new 2-tooth increase. The wireless Eagle AXS rear derailleurs on XX1 and X01 are already compatible with the new cassette, but unfortunately, the first-generation Eagle derailleurs won’t work with…

  • 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…

  • The MTB Lab Best Innovation of 2016 – Wolf Tooth Components WolfCage Derailleur Cage

    The most innovative bike component for 2016 is the Wolf Tooth Components WolfCage Derailleur Cage. Not only does it allow 49-tooth cogs to function with Shimano 11-speed derailleurs, but it’s an extremely affordable system. Although SRAM has their new Eagle 12-speed system with the 10-50T extended range drivetrain, the almost $800 cost for a chain, cassette,…

  • The MTB Lab Best of 2016 – Components

    My best of 2016 bike components include the extended range Wolf Tooth 49T cog, the silky smooth FOX Transfer dropper post with speed modulation, the highly functional ergonomic Sqlab Innerbarends, and finally the innovative TIMBER bicycle bell. Wolf Tooth Components GC 49T Cog and WolfCage Kit for Shimano 11-speed The Wolf Tooth GC49 cassette extender…

  • 2016 Gift Ideas for Cyclists – Components

    SQlab 311 Handlebars and 411 Innerbarends The new Innerbarends are wicked cool and highly functional, and the hand and arm relief they provide is greatly appreciated. The 311 handlebars provide excellent ergonomics and a comfortable and natural hand orientation, along with a useful combination of back, forward and up sweep, and a soothing blend of…

  • Wolf Tooth Components GC 49T Cog and WolfCage Kit for Shimano 11-speed

    The Wolf Tooth GC49 cassette extender cog allows you to modify your existing Shimano 11-speed 11-42T cassette to create an ultra-wide range 11-49T cassette system, which is close to mimicking the gearing offered by the uber expensive SRAM Eagle 12-speed 10-50T drivetrain. It was optimized and works with various standard freehub body compatible 11-speed 11-42T cassettes, including Shimano…

  • 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…

  • OneUp Components Shark 50T Sprocket and Derailleur Cage

    OneUp Components is taking another bite into the extended range cassette set up with their new Shark 50T and 18T sprockets and derailleur cage system. The 1×11 11-50t Shark system will offer a whopping 455% range with a single 34T chainring though it’s only compatible with the XT M8000 11-42T cassette and M9000/M8000 derailleurs. Shark 50T…