Shimano has added new 12-speed mountain bike groupsets – Deore XT and SLX – to the range-topping XTR 12-speed, which was launched last year. Shimano joined SRAM – which has 12-speed road and mountain ...
Shimano has been playing catch-up to archrival SRAM since single-chainring drivetrains became the norm on modern mountain bikes. Simplicity, lower weights, and the ability to optimize rear-suspension ...
We spotted a new Shimano GRX mechanical 12-speed gravel groupset at Unbound 2023 on the Pivot Vault of Shimano-sponsored rider Taylor Lideen. While we only saw a mechanical groupset in a 1x drivetrain ...
It had been a while since I last rode a 2x setup anywhere but on the road. Coming from a cyclocross background, I was an ...
Ok, let's get this out of the way first: We don't usually (or ever) review groupsets. There are a few reasons for this--availability, novelty, and (quite frankly) interest. Also, not a ton of ...
Shimano just unveiled its newest iteration of the flagship XTR mountain bike component group in the form of the 11-speed XTR M9000 and M9020 series of components, and Cyclocross Magazine grabbed an ...