Shimano Launches Updated DEORE XT Mechanical Derailleurs, Shifters, and Trail Pedals Shimano’s legendary and reliable XT mechanical derailleurs, shifters, and pedals are getting modern performance and durability updates. Written by Jeremy Benson June 17, 2026
Shimano Releases New DEORE Mechanical Component Group Shimano has announced their newest DEORE mechanical drivetrain, featuring improved ergonomics and reliable mechanical shifting. Written by Steve Fisher June 15, 2026
Wheels Mfg Adds 1x Chainrings to Match Singlespeed Cogs (or Your Cassette) Lightweight, stiff, and comes in colors to match the rest their bottom bracket, hangers & more. Written by Bikerumor Staff May 28, 2026
Cane Creek Adds Titanium Grey Chainrings for eeWings They’re alloy, but now they look like titanium. Written by Bikerumor Staff May 09, 2026
Shimano Gives us Two New GRX Chainring Sizes and Two Shorter Crank Arm Choices Shimano gives us bigger GRX chainrings and smaller GRX crank arms Written by Ron Frazelle May 08, 2026
Campy Record Expands Italian Wireless 13sp Gruppo Platform at 37% Lower Price than SR! Campagnolo is back with a new wireless Record 13 groupset family for your road, all-road & gravel bikes at 37% less than Super Record! Written by Cory Benson April 29, 2026
OChain Updates Its Products For Easier Service, Upgrades & Adjustment OChain may not be releasing a new product, but they are updating their lineup to meet SRAM’s standards and be a bit easier to use Written by Travis Reill April 28, 2026
White Industries & Moots Have Some New, Very Beautiful (and Expensive) Titanium Cranks Okay, first, let’s make sure we mention all the players on this project. White Industries and Moots have their names on the cranks, but so… Written by Travis Reill April 09, 2026
Easton Says its New EC90 ALX All-Road and Gravel Crankset is its Lightest and Strongest Ever Easton claims its new EC90 ALX carbon cranks are the “strongest on the market” while being the lightest they’ve ever made. Written by Jeremy Benson April 07, 2026
Muc-Off Expands Lubrication Portfolio with New Dark Energy Chain Wax The latest additions to Muc-Off’s line of bike care products are the new Dark Energy Drip-On Chain Wax and Chain Wax Cleaner. Written by Jeremy Benson March 16, 2026
Race Face Leans into Downcountry with New Lightweight Era SL Cranks Race Face claims its new Era SL Cranks are the “lightest XC cranks you can buy,” while being tough enough to take some abuse. Written by Jeremy Benson March 09, 2026
Atherton 3D-Prints £1K A.GR.TI Titanium Gravity MTB Crankset in Huge 11 Size Range These new 3D-printed from titanium in Wales Atherton A.Gr.Ti cranks are trail light, gravity tough, and built for a lifetime of MTB riding. Written by Cory Benson March 05, 2026
Chris King Adds SuperBoost 6-Bolt Hubsets + Faster, Quieter 36t RingDrive Option All King MTB hubs now come in 6-bolt or Centerlock options. Plus reducing hub engagement to go faster? Written by Ron Frazelle March 03, 2026
New Shimano Tiagra is Lighter, 2 x 11, and Offers Wider Range Gearing Tiagra gets some excellent updates making it a perfect drivetrain for affordable road & gravel bikes Written by Travis Reill March 03, 2026
Apparently, Gates Belt-Drive May Owe Spot Bikes Millions in Unpaid Royalties Nearly 20 years ago, Gates and Spot entered an agreement where Spot would get royalties on certain sales. Apparently, Gates hasn’t paid and now a… Written by Travis Reill March 02, 2026
Updated Mondraker Summum & Ari Superior Peak Now Include Newest Parts From SRAM & RockShox With the release of SRAM’s XX DH Transmission and the new Boxxer and Vivid Coil, brands are taking an opportunity to update their DH rigs Written by Travis Reill February 25, 2026
Red Hot Special Edition Pivot Phoenix Gets New SRAM and RockShock Offerings One of the first builds with all of the new SRAM & RockShox DH parts is the limited edition, bright red, Pivot Phoenix XX DH! Written by Travis Reill February 24, 2026
SRAM Brings Direct Mount to Downhill with New XX DH Transmission It’s been teased at events and spotted at World Cup races. Now SRAM is releasing a direct-mount Transmission option for DH bikes Written by Travis Reill February 24, 2026
Wolf Tooth Adds T47 Asymmetric Bottom Brackets There are many bottom bracket standards out there – Like T47A. And Now WTC offers that too. Written by Travis Reill February 20, 2026
Wolf Tooth Adds 5 New Colors to its BSA and T47 Internal Bottom Brackets Wolf Tooth Components continues to do what Wolf Tooth does: providing high-quality components in multiple colors! Check out their new BBs! Written by Travis Reill February 13, 2026
Wheels Manufacturing Adds Colorful Shimano Direct Mount Options to Its Growing Chainring Lineup Wheels Manufacturing expands its chainring offerings with new Shimano Direct-Mount options in a range of colors. Written by Jeremy Benson February 11, 2026
ActoFive Signature X SL Cranks Machine Away Grams, Add More Colors & New Spindles There’s new lightweight ActoFive Signature X SL cranksets shed 50g with more extensive German CNC-machining! Written by Cory Benson February 11, 2026
Kogel Kolossos Speed Adds Ground Clearance, Improves Chainline for latest SRAM Groups Kogel’s new oversized pulley cages do more than reduce friction from ceramic bearings and bigger wheels on SRAM’s latest derailleurs. Written by Bikerumor Staff January 22, 2026
absoluteBLACK Refines Gravel Chainrings for Better Mud Clearing w/ Narrow Chains Notch better performance in the mud with ultra-slim modern 12- and 13-speed chains, and set up your brakes easier, too. Written by Bikerumor Staff January 22, 2026
Wolf Tooth Components adds 6mm Offset 8-Bolt Chainrings Now you can get lower gearing for your gravel adventure bike without messing up your chainline. Written by Bikerumor Staff January 18, 2026
Bikone Announces New Lightweight BSA Road Ceramic Aero UAE Bottom Bracket Bikone evolves new lightweight and aero bottom bracket in search of marginal gains for UAE Team Emirates. Written by Jeremy Benson December 22, 2025
Terske Ti Transmission Bling Expands, Making T-Type Derailleurs Shine With More Ti Bolts Terske now offers more affordable titanium bolts and bolt kits to upgrade your latest SRAM Transmission: from XX to GX, and now Eagle 90 and… Written by Cory Benson December 18, 2025
Shimano GRX Di2 RX710 Wireless Gravel Weights, Prices & Comparisons: In-Depth In-Depth Analysis: New Shimano GRX Di2 RX710 lowers the cost of wireless electronic 1x gravel drivetrain with very little weight penalty! Written by Cory Benson December 17, 2025
WTC Drops New Zero Offset Chain Rings for Shimano Wireless Drivetrains Wolf Tooth Zero Offset chainrings are here for wireless Shimano MTB drivetrain users. Written by Ron Frazelle December 16, 2025
Shimano GRX Di2 1x Gets 35% More Affordable with Down-Spec’d RX717 Option Shimano GRX Di2 RX717: What if 105 Di2 R7100 road & Deore Di2 M6200 mountain had a baby, and it grew up to rebel against… Written by Cory Benson December 16, 2025
