Tag archive for ‘doubletap’

  • Retroshift’s CX2 Shifters Review: Prioritizing Reliability and Simplicity for the Mud and Muck of Cyclocross

    Retroshift: A simple shifter and brake lever combo for reliable performance in mud, and after crashes. © Cyclocross Magazine

    As we enter the sloppy period of the cyclocross season, some of you may have suffered from gunked-up or broken shift levers and races hampered by unreliable drivetrains. If you’re on a budget and prefer reliability over conformity, Retroshift has an alternative shifter and brake lever combination worth considering. This review by Andrew Yee originally [...]

  • SRAM Apex Components Get White for 2012

    SRAM Apex components gets a white option for 2012

    “White is not a mere absence of color; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black.” -Gilbert K. Chesterton. While we’re not sure who Chesterton is, he might as well be speaking about the new road component options over at SRAM. Following the company’s announcement of their new [...]

  • Single Ring: Removing the Double and Tap from SRAM Double Tap

    CXM’s Josh Patterson hacks his SRAM Double Tap levers for our readers. Update: As of 2010, SRAM offers several singlespeed brake lever options (the S900 and S500) that don’t require gutting a DoubleTap. Many racers find running a single front chainring an effective means of saving weight and lessening the chance of mechanicals — a [...]



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