Read More 7 minute read 100,000km On Belt Drive: The Best Bicycle Drivetrain Available! I’ve been riding belt drive across continents since 2010, and after more than 100,000km across one hundred countries… byAlee DenhamJune 13, 2020
Read More 6 minute read Are Belt Drivetrains More Efficient Than Chain Drivetrains? (Lab Testing) If you’ve ever turned the crank on a belt drive bike, you’ll have noticed that they don’t spin… byAlee DenhamDecember 24, 2019
Read More 8 minute read Inside the Future 13-Speed Shimano Gearbox: Weight, Drive Efficiency & More Shimano recently filed a patent for a new 13-speed gearbox, and in this article, we’re going to talk about… byAlee DenhamNovember 17, 2019
Read More 6 minute read Here’s How To Achieve Low Gear Ratios From Modern 2X Drivetrains I’ve been in discussion with bike manufacturers for a long time about fitting appropriate climbing gears on their… byAlee DenhamSeptember 25, 2019
Read More 7 minute read Drivetrain Efficiency: What’s The Difference In Speed Between 1X and 2X? The most efficient bicycle chain runs in a perfectly straight line, in fact, a drivetrain without gears (singlespeed)… byAlee DenhamJune 5, 2019
Read More 12 minute read 11 Reasons To Tour With A Pinion Gearbox (And 8 Reasons To Not) In 2010, the first Pinion gearbox was fitted to a bike that was cycled across the Himalayas. By… byAlee DenhamApril 3, 2019
Read More 11 minute read Gates Carbon Belt Drive: Everything You Ever Need to Know Carbon Belt Drive has been developed over the last 30 years. It’s a power transmission technology used to… byAlee DenhamFebruary 25, 2019
Read More 7 minute read 16 Reasons To Tour With A Rohloff Hub (And 9 Reasons To Not) The Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 is an internally geared rear hub that has been servicing the demands of bike… byAlee DenhamSeptember 19, 2018
Read More 4 minute read Cadence: The Secret To Cycling Easily Up Hills If you like the sound of fresh feeling legs, easier hill climbing and quicker cycling speeds (with the… byAlee DenhamNovember 5, 2017
Read More 6 minute read Which Bicycle Gearbox Has The Highest Drive Efficiency? Rohloff, Pinion, Shimano Gearboxes are becoming more and more popular on touring and bikepacking bikes. The most common form of bicycle… byAlee DenhamAugust 2, 2017