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XT M8100 vs SLX M7100 Cassette - What's the Difference?
21 March - 2024XT M8100 vs SLX M7100 Cassette – What’s the Difference? With Shimano offering 12-speed versions of their XT and SLX groupsets, we thought we would break down the differences of the XT M8100 cassette and the SLX M7100 cassette in...
Mineral Oil vs. DOT Fluid
08 February - 2024Mineral Oil vs. DOT Fluid: Mineral oil and DOT (Department of Transportation) fluid are two different types of hydraulic fluids commonly used in mountain bike brake systems. Although each have their own set of characteristics and is associated with specific...
What is a Microspline Freehub?
28 December - 2023In the following article we are going to go over everything you need to know about microspline freehubs. What is a microspline freehub? How long has microspline been around for? What components are compatible with microspline? All of this and...
Shimano Hyperglide+ vs. Linkglide
07 December - 2023Shimano’s Hyperglide+ technology has been around for a while now, but with their Linkglide technology being relatively new, we wanted to do a general overview and comparison between the two. In the following article we are going to go over...
Restock on Shimano Rotors and Cassettes!
12 January - 2023We just received a shipment of Shimano and are happy to have re-stocked some rotors and cassettes. While we already have an extensive offering of Shimano products available, it is always nice to get products back in stock. Take a...