A Pandemic Accelerated Divide The pandemic has accelerated a divide that has been developing for years now in the bike industry.   Many of the biggest bike companies are aggressively pursuing factory owned stores and more online sales over independent bike dealer representation.  In some cases this will mean a new “Trek Store” may move into your neighborhood.  […]Read More

The front derailleur has long been the bane of the mechanical components of a bicycle.  While some perfectly set-up front derailleurs, like Shimano’s Di2, are immense improvements over what front derailleurs used to be, there is no escaping that the front derailleur is a rather primitive component by necessity.  There remains room for improvement in […]Read More