Derailleurs are the transmission of your bike. When you shift, they guide the chain to the correct gears. Whether you’re fixing a particular problem with your chain or simply giving the system a ...

During a bike ride, a sudden problem occurred. To my surprise, the derailleur hanger had snapped.What's more, not only the ...

Hello everyone, Coach Shin here!Suddenly, does your road bike have a front derailleur?I imagine many of you would answer, "Of ...

In May, I went for a ride on the Mount Tam trails in Marin County, California, with Grant Petersen, the founder and owner of Rivendell Bicycle Works, and his buddy Dan Leto. It was a warm and sunny ...

The derailleur hanger may not be the most exciting component, but it performs a crucial function in keeping your gears shifting optimally and is designed to bend or break in an impact. In this guide, ...

It’s been a long time coming for some of you… and you know who you are. Rejoice, Ye Bike Geeks, ‘cause it’s time to talk front derailleurs. I hesitate to call this any sort of all-inclusive guide on ...

The elimination of the front derailleur on many bikes has made cycling simpler, but reduced the number of available gear ratios. That's where the Powershift hub comes in, as it essentially replaces ...

Today's bike parts are almost universally better than bike parts of 20, 30 years ago, but for each bit they function better, they look worse. Most bike riders live with it. Some work out little hacks ...