On the same day that Shimano announced its new 12 (and 11 and 10) speed Deore groupset, it is also…
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Shimano XTR Groupset | Premium Components Punished Through Winter
It’s no secret that Shimano was a bit late to the game with their 12 speed drivetrains. While the other…
Fresh Goods Friday 453 – At Least We Have Eccles Cakes Edition
Could that be summer, peeking its little sunny head round the corner? Or is it just the glint of our…
Stan’s & Hope Respond To Shimano Micro Spline Licensing Frustrations
Hub manufacturers express frustration at Shimano’s tightly-controlled licensing over Micro Spline freehub standard Last year when Shimano released the XTR…
First Ride Review | Shimano SLX M7100 1×12 Drivetrain & Brakes
Wil gets his grubby mitts on the new Shimano SLX M7100 groupset for an early ride review In case you…
First Ride Review | Shimano Deore XT M8100 1×12 Drivetrain & Brakes
Wil gets a first ride review on the brand new Shimano Deore XT M8100 groupset Last year Shimano unveiled its…
Shimano Unveils Brand New 12-Speed Deore XT & SLX Groupsets
Shimano Deore XT M8100 and SLX M7100 see 12-speed technology trickled down from the XTR M9100 groupset In a move…
Fox Live Valve – Is It Better Than Turning The Knobs Yourself? Maybe Not.
We had a week to ride a Live Valve equipped bike on our own trails. What did we think? Chipps…
This Sterling Silver Orange Five XTR Is Stunning!
Orange’s stand at Eurobike is full of new colour options for the coming year, but there was 1 bike in…
First Ride Review: Quiet hubs and smooth shifting – Shimano is BACK with new XTR!
Just over a month ago, Shimano unveiled the most anticipated product launch of 2018: the brand new 12-speed M9100 XTR…
2-piston or 4-piston? Testing & comparing Shimano’s brand new XTR disc brakes
Last week I was lucky to find myself in the wonderfully atmospheric Kranjska Gora in Slovenia. A location unfamiliar to…
2 Videos To Show You How Good Shimano XTR 12-Speed Is
Unless you’ve been residing below a stone-based dwelling for the past month, you’ll be well aware that Shimano recently delivered…
Poll: How will you convert to 12-speed?
It has taken a little longer than we expected but there are now more 12-speed options available than ever before!…
We Get Our Grubby Paws On Shimano’s Brand New 1×12 XTR Groupset
Shimano XTR M9100 may have only launched a week ago, but already the 12-speed groupset has been making waves amongst…
First Look: Shimano Introduces 12-Speed With XTR M9100
They’ve only gone and done it! That’s right, Shimano has finally gone 12-speed in one of the most anticipated moves…
Shimano Apologises For Its Factory Catching Fire
Yesterday, British cycle trade news website, Cycling Industry News broke the news that local Japanese media were reporting a fire…
Shimano’s Deore XT Di2 2×11 Electronic Drivetrain Is From A Sci-Fi Movie
After six months of thrashing Shimano's latest electronic drivetrain in Calderdale's wet and muddy conditions, David gives us his verdict.
Shimano Announces New Chainrings, Quicklinks, 11-46t Cassettes
New profiles for Shimano 1x chainrings, and an even wider range cassette
Shimano XTR Di2 – First Look with video.
Electric shifting comes to MTB, but is it just for XC racers or can enduro racers get anything out of…
Chipps’ Top Ten for 2015
The editor of Singletrack gives his top ten most wanted bikes and components for 2015
Fresh Goods XTR Video Special Part 3: Drivetrain and Wheels
The last in our wondrous instalment of XTR goodness. Chainset, cassettes and wheels. It's. All. Good.
Fresh Goods Special – XTR Part 1 – Brakes
Chipps unboxes some braking spangles in 2015 XTR race flavour
Eurobike Demo Day: Here’s what caught our eye, part one
Demo Day gives the first opportunity to spot what’s coming in 2015, here’s what we’ve found so far.
Shimano XTR groupset.
If you can afford it, then it’ll certainly go the extra mile with and for you.
Fresh Goods Friday 143
Hey, it's still Friday, what are you complaining about? Lots of shiny things inside
Wednesday’s Wild Supposition: Electric Di2 XTR?
Fresh from the Twitterbox of Geoff Kabush, it'd seem electric shifting is going offroad
Long Termer Review: Jon’s Intense Tracer 2
Jon's been riding the Tracer 2 all over the place - six months down the line here's a comprehensive review
Fresh Goods
It’s Friday and freedom beckons! Before you get released from the metaphorical coal mine (or literal one if you happen…
Fresh Goods
It's a shiny selection of stuff brought to you by Marin, Specialized, Shimano (2011 XTR! Woo!) and more
Premier Broadcast
Yes, yes, we know it’s a Friday Premier Broadcast coming at you on a Monday but thanks to various unsavoury…
The Story Of XTR Part Four
In Episode 4, we follow Shimano XTR from the factory in Japan to it’s first real world test at the…
Pro’s Bikes: Emily Batty’s Trek Top Fuel
While Emily Batty is well known for being ‘the pretty blonde girl who rides for Trek’, she also happens to…
Long Termers: Dave’s Kona Kilauea
So it's done and I've been so busy riding I forgot to write the update. Here it is...
Midweek Mini Movies
More moving pictures including the Transwales, a new Chris Akrigg edit, Benromach 10 and much more
XTR 2011 First Look Video
Chipps takes us through the new 2011 XTR groupset, inbetween riding and stroking horses..
2011 XTR First Ride
Chipps is back from Austria where he spent a couple of days riding new 2011 XTR.
Long Termers: Chipps’ Ibis Mojo SL
There does seem to be a fair number of Ibises (Ibii?) in the office at the moment.
Another Nice Movie From Shimano
The fifth installment in Shimano's "Disc Brake" series. Featuring Wade Simmons and Andrew Shandro.