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Wider cassettes

Do wide ratio cassettes for lower gears have any place on performance road bikes? Why the pros are moving away from smaller sprockets

Is an 11-34 cassette always better than an 11-25? We weigh up the pros and cons of sticking a bigger cassette on your bike

Fri, Aug 16, 2024 12:22
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Shimano 105 R7100 di2 Fairlight crankset

Annoyed that Shimano 105 has ditched mechanical and rim brakes? Here’s why Shimano (probably) doesn’t care

Yes they said they'd never do it, but times have changed. People will undoubtedly be cheesed off, but those people are probably few and far between in the grand scheme of things

Wed, Jun 29, 2022 16:39
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Ratio now allows you to turn your 2×11 SRAM mechanical drivetrain into a 12-speed system

New 2x12 upgrade kit allows you to add extra cog to mechanical SRAM DoubleTap 11-speed systems

Tue, Feb 15, 2022 12:43
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2021 Shimano Dura-Ace Irmo Keizer / Andreas Dobslaff – Shimano cassette

Shimano doesn’t rule out 12-speed mechanical road groupsets

With new versions of Dura-Ace and Ultegra being Di2 only, how will Shimano plug the price gap to mechanical 105?

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 11:45
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Shimano expert talks new Dura-Ace and Ultegra groupsets: find out everything you need to know

Liam interviews Tim Gerrits of Shimano for a deep dive into the new 12-speed groupsets

Tue, Sep 07, 2021 15:00
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First Ride: SRAM GX AXS Eagle electronic drivetrain is here – mech and shifter launched as ‘upgrade kit’

GX AXS launched with mech and shifter as upgrade kit

Thu, Mar 25, 2021 13:37
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SRAM’s SX Eagle budget 12-speed mountain bike drivetrain: weights and full tech specs

Deep dive on super-affordable wide range gearing

Fri, Nov 29, 2019 14:36
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First Look: New Shimano M7100 12 speed SLX groupset, everything you need to know plus weights

Everything you need to know plus weights

Wed, Aug 21, 2019 13:36
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Hope Technology hits out at Shimano over Micro Spline hub license

Shimano "stating different rules to each manufacturer"

Mon, Jun 03, 2019 14:45
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Shimano 12-speed goes (more) affordable with M8100 XT and M7100 SLX groupsets

XTR technology trickles down to gears and brakes

Thu, May 30, 2019 15:00
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