Today's Bearded Bike Tip is talking about the Derailleur Hanger on your bicycle. It is a little tiny piece of your bike, at first look you wouldn't even see it. Tucked away at the back of your...
Di2 Rear Derailleur Troubleshooting with Rear Wheel
Di2 Rear Derailleur Overshifts Slightly
The derailleur may be auto shifting because the Di2 system...
Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 10 Speed Rear Derailleur:
This product from Shimano’s Dura-Ace line is aimed at rider putting in serious miles or doing a ton of racing.
The rear derailleur...
Sram Force 22 Review:
Force is right below Sram’s top-end Red group set. Any Sram branded 22 is their 11-speed version. Currently they have Sram Red, Force, and Rival in 11-speed...
How to adjust your rear derailleur:
What does your rear derailleur actually do? It is responsible for moving your chain from one cog to the next. It does this by pushing or pulling the...
Chains are where you can get a lot of grit and just plain dirtiness accumulating so it’s something you should clean and maintain on a regular basis. If you need to install a chain, remember to get...
Shimano unveils new CX70 cyclocross components:
The cross group is made up of the primary components of cantilever brakes, front derailleur, and cyclocross specific cranks. Those three...
Required told: 5 mm hex, torque wrench, phillips head screwdriver, flat head screwdriver, derailleur alignment tool, cable cutters, and needle nose pliers.
It is important to note that Sram...
The Bike Tube Hint: Don’t rush off and buy a professional bike box or bike bag. First head over to your local bike shop and ask if they have any leftover boxes from when bikes were shipped to...
Most cyclers are familiar with the sweet sound of a gear clicking into place when they make a flick of their shifter. In a perfect world this isn't accompanied by any quick jerking and with little...
It's good to push things to the limit when you're rock climbing or running a 5K but the derailleur on your bike should stay well within it's set range. The upper and lower limits of your...
Peter wants to know: my bike fell over on the drive side and bent my derailleur hanger. Do you have any tips on how to straighten it back out?
Having a spare derailleur hanger on hand is...
Rear derailleurs for the most part are relatively maintenance free except for lubing and cleaning regularly. One minor fix you may have to perform on a regular basis is an adjustment for when the...
Hey this is Johnny Bravo from Performance Bicycle.
Derailleurs guide the chain from here to gear and when they work they're great but when they don't your stuck and your frustrated,...
Officially launched in 1988, Sram is a relatively young company with a lot of design ingenuity and the original maker of the Grip Shift. They’ve been making their way up through the bike component...
Just in case you mtb-ers thought I forgot about you, think again.
Here’s a look at all the component groups for mountain bikes that Shimano has out, starting from the bottom up.
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Shimano is a major components company. That said, there are TONS (and I seriously mean TONS) of different options that you can choose from when you buy a component group from this maker.
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“STI” stands for “Shimano Total Integration” and it refers to the fact that the gear shifter and the brakes can be accessed in the same lever.
How it works is that the lever is a vertical...
Shimano Rapidfire Shifters are used on upright handlebars and use a mechanism that consists of a thumb and an index finger trigger. The thumb moves you to a larger sprocket and the index...
How To Adjust a Mountain Bike Front Derailleur
Tools you will need:
allen key
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