A functioning rear mech is essential for crisp shifting but how often do you check the wear on its component parts?

Many riders seek lower gearing on their road bikes. Some need it to reduce pain in their back or knees, and a good number of cyclists want easier gears for climbing. Other riders require a low gear ...

Does your chain skip between gears when you pedal, phantom shift, shift twice instead of once, or refuse to shift when you need it to? Abby Hippley, mechanic, bike builder, and former demo driver for ...

There have been countless innovations to the rear derailleur over the years. These have included compatibility with an ever-increasing number of sprockets, the introduction of indexed shifting, STI ...

Gears need occasional adjustment to keep them running quietly and shifting sweetly. Here’s how to sort your shifting quickly and easily every time When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Removing and reinstalling a bike's rear wheel can be quite a laborious, frustrating process, as you have to wrangle the chain, derailleur and (if applicable) the disc brake. The new Fasten system, ...

From beginners to pros like Rachel Atherton, everyone who hops on a mountain bike needs to know the importance of chain maintenance — even if you’re not going to extremes like this Red Bull athlete.

Front derailleurs are a key component on many road, gravel and hybrid bikes. While it does a simple job, moving the chain between the chainrings on the crankset, there’s more to the front derailleur ...

There comes a time in every mountain biker’s life when it’s time to change your bike’s chain. But what mountain bike chain should you get? And how do you install and take care of it once you’ve found ...