Madrone Cycles emerged in 2024 with its booth at Sea Otter Classic, showcasing striking aftermarket pieces to prolong the life of SRAM rear derailleurs and a derailleur prototype that stole the show.

With the new Ultegra RX derailleur, Shimano expands compatibility to mechanical road shifting and suggests there is a benefit in having a clutch rear derailleur with double front chain rings when ...

The Derailleur gear system moves the bicycle chain between different gears on both the crank and rear sprocket gearsets. This is achieved by displacing the chain sideways so that it 'jumps' from one ...

Generally this uses a derailleur, which forms part of the gear switching and chain tensioning mechanism. As a mechanical system, it’s reliable when well maintained, but tuning it can be a real ...