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Why Mountain Bikes are Leading Road Bike Innovation
It took 20 years, but road bikes are finally adopting mountain bike trends.

It took 20 years, but road bikes are finally adopting mountain bike trends.

When you’re deep on a trail, even the most trivial mechanical failure can turn into miles of walking.

An overview of the top cycling groupsets offered by Shimano, SRAM and Campagnolo.
By John Zientek

Road bike shifting has come a long way in the roughly 75 years it’s been around. The number of gears has ballooned from 2 to 11, shifters have moved from the frame to the brake levers and traditional cable actuation is poised to give way to electronic shifting.