Clutch derailleurs are designed to prevent the chain from falling off the chainring and cassette on rough terrain. They can also significantly quieten a bike and reduce chain slap. When they were ...

There have been countless innovations to the rear derailleur over the years. These have included compatibility with an ever-increasing number of sprockets, the introduction of indexed shifting, STI ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a recent trip to Ashland, Oregon, I stopped by the Madrone Cycles headquarters to see how this small yet dedicated company is ...

Some readers will likely note Shimano already has clutch mountain bike derailleurs that can be paired with electronic shifting for 1x systems. With the new Ultegra RX derailleur, Shimano expands ...

While shifts between the sprockets on a bike's cassette are generally quite fast and crisp, going between the chainrings up front is definitely a slower, more awkward affair. In an effort to make ...

One of the reasons bicycle maintenance can be so rewarding is that usually if you stare at a component long enough you can work out how it works. The rear derailleur is no different in this regard, ...

Mountain bikers take their sport seriously, and put their bikes through all manner of punishment in the course of a ride. This has given rise to a wide range of specialist equipment, such as ...