Category: Drivetrain

  • e*thirteen’s 12 Speed Upgrade Kit

    Wide Range For The People, Now In 12-Speeds Introducing the e*thirteen TRS Plus 12 Speed Upgrade Kit which retails for only $299. Upgrade your 11-speed SRAM™ drivetrain to 12 speeds without needing new shifters, derailleurs, cranks, or chainrings. Why spend MORE on SRAM™’s full Eagle™ 12-speed drivetrain, when all you get is LESS range and MORE weight? MTB Lab…

  • SRAM Introduces the NX Eagle Group

    SRAM‘s new NX Eagle 12-speed group includes an 11-50 tooth cassette, a rear derailleur, a chain, and shifter. Like it’s predecessor, the 11-speed NX 11-42T, the new NX Eagle cassette fits a standard splined freehub body and can be used with an entire slew of non-XD wheel systems. To make the cassette fit on a…

  • Shimano New XTR M9100 12-Speed

    New Shimano XTR M9100 Series Mountain Bike Components Debut new 12-speed, Ultra-Efficient Drivetrain and FREEHUB System The new XTR M9100 group comes in 1×12, 2×12, and 1×11 options and features cassettes including the wide range 10-51T and a smoother shifting 10-45T, direct-mount 1x and 2x cranks, hubs with a new freehub design and internals for…

  • New Shimano Drivetrain?

    On their Instagram account, Shimano has a couple of short teaser videos regarding something being released tomorrow 25.05.2018.  They have three clips that show out of focus and backlit pictures of a cassette, crankset, and a rear derailleur, along with some interesting quotes: Psst… come closer and we’ll show you a secret. Something pretty damn awesome is about…

  • Introducing the Cane Creek eeWings Titanium Cranks

    Although Cane Creek is primarily known as a suspension and headset company, they’re shortly releasing the new eeWings full titanium crankset that weighs in at a mere 400 grams and costs an extremely pricey $999 (170 and 175mm lengths). The hollow arms, 30-mm spindle, pedal inserts and fixing bolts are all made of titanium and come in a…

  • e*thirteen TRS Race 11 Speed Cassette Review

    e*thirteen’s TRS Race and TRS Plus 11-speed cassette systems offer a wide 9-46 tooth range that installs on an existing XD driver body and works with SRAM and Shimano shifting. The lightweight 9-46 setup, which has a 9-10-12-14-17-20-24-28-33-39-46 tooth count, provides a massive 511% gear range. The TRS Race version we tested weighed in at…

  • 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…

  • Sea Otter 2017 – MRP

    MRP was displaying their sweet new Ribbon fork, the Better Boost front axle adapter, the Ramp Control for FOX 36 forks and finally the affordable 1x CS chain guide. Ribbon Fork Grand Junction Colorado-based MRP is proud to introduce the all new Ribbon fork with Ramp Control, pressure release valves and a bladder free damper. The…

  • Wolf Tooth Releases GCX46 Cog, GnarWolf Braze-On Chainguide, 76 and 64 BCD Chainrings

    Wolf Tooth Components has released the GCX46 extended range cog for SRAM XX1 and X01 cassettes, the GnarWolf braze-on chainguide for CX and roadies, along with 76 BCD and 64 BCD chainrings, the latter providing 26T and 28T sizes. GCX46 The Wolf Tooth GCX46 cassette extender cog allows you to modify your existing SRAM’s XX1 and X01 cassettes 11-speed…

  • Shimano Announces Deore M6000 10-speed Group, Boost XT Wheelsets and SLX 11-46T Cassette

    Shimano quietly released some new tidbits for the mountain bike crowd, including a new 10-speed Deore group, an SLX 11-46T cassette and Boost specific XT wheelsets. The new Deore and SLX components bring the trickle down technology from XTR and XT to an affordable price point. The 1x drivetrains are all the craze, but Shimano…

  • Wolf Tooth Components CAMO Spider and Elliptical Chainring

    The Wolf Tooth Components CAMO or ‘Chainline And Material Optimization’ is a two-piece chainring and spider system for direct mount style cranksets for 1x 9, 10, 11 and 12-speed drivetrains. It’s currently compatible with the Race Face Cinch, Cannondale, e*thirteen and SRAM direct mount designs. The five armed CAMO Spider is a direct mount crankarm…

  • 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…

  • iSSi Triple Trail Pedal Review

    The price and weight of the iSSi Triple Trails are neck and neck with the Shimano XT Trails, but I’d give them a big nod for their stronger tension in their springs, a slew of color options, and the larger platform for the shoe interface.   They’re a relatively new brand in the pedal marketplace,…