Shimano is argueably the largest producer of bicycle drivetrains in the world, along wth a few lines of disc brakes, wheelsets and pedals. A big corporation with a big heart, they have been disciplined throughout their long history in making environmentally-conscious decisions. Whatever kind of bike you're on, Shimano probably has a component to help you find the next gear.
"Mission Statement
To promote health and happiness through the enjoyment of nature and the world around us."
Your brake and shift cables connect you to your brakes and derailleurs, and are what you use to tell you brakes and derailleurs what you want them to do. Most cables are open to...
Today, I’m going to show you how to look after your Shimano Saint pedals. You don’t need many tools and you just need a bit of grease, so there’s no reason not to get your hands dirty. Shimano...
Ian wants to know: the bearings in my Roval wheel feel rough when I spin them around. How do I replace the bearings or overhaul my hub?
The quick way to overhaul cartridge bearings is...
Today, we are going to be cutting the hose. As you can see I installed this hose and it's huge. You can do this off the bike or on the bike, however you like. I do it on, because I...
Hi, I'm Jonathan from Franklinton CycleWorks. Today I'm going show you how to adjust your cantilever brakes. Now, cantilever brakes are also known as cyclocross brakes because...
Unless you ride a fixie bike or have no need to get out of 2nd gear the odds are you're probably going to need your shifters at some point. Since the shifters get used so often and have so many...
Why would you want to replace your chainrings? Well, it might be that you’re upgrading them, changing the size, or you might want to experiment with some Osymetric or Rotor rings on the road. If...
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...
The crank is the powerhouse that keeps your bicycle moving and from time to time the unit needs to be replaced or you might just want an upgrade. One such improvement can be made to your cycling...
There are too common types of bottom brackets on modern bikes.
One is the press bit the other one is the threaded which is exactly what we've got on this bike. Here in this video we can...
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,...
Here we’ve got mountain bike component group at the entry level. Even so, the Alivio is down to a 9-speed cassette while the X5 on a 10-speed. No nonsense, not flashy and functional, the...
On to the lower tiers of the mountain bike component group hierarchy, we’ve got the Shimano Deore and the Sram X7. Reliability and sturdiness of the components that are synonymous with these two...
This is the mix-n-match middle component group for both Shimano and Sram. Pick and choose your pieces for that ideal ride and you are sure to find biking perfection for a fraction of the cost of...
Considering that the Shimano Zee is the “younger brother” to the New Shimano Saint (as well as a somewhat cheaper version and they don’t have a front derailleur), I’ve decided to pair up the Deore...
When you nose around in the upper tiers in a component group hierarchy, you start to realize a couple of things. One: that components are a serious engineering feat that are years in the...
Now that I offered up the road bike components, here we go with a mountain bike comparative. What is pretty evident off the bat are the range and the technology of both groups. Shimano offers the...
This is where Sram is going to bow out for the night as this is its mix-and-match representative, the group that can offer components that can be used in the other, higher end groups of the line....
I can now hear the purists screaming for blood.
Athena, Tiagra and Apex in the same category?
And frankly, they have a point. But this is a comparative that is arranged so that...
Coming from the top and working my way to the bottom and now at the midway mark, it’s interesting to see how the luxuries start peeling away. And you see it before you even crack open the...