Mechanical groupsets are easy to fix, satisfying to shift, and crucially cheaper than their wireless equivalent ...
In our Tech Q&A series, we tackle cycling queries – big or small, complex or simple – with insights from the BikeRadar team and trusted industry experts. Next up, a reader wants to know if it’s worth ...
In this installment of Weekly Boiler Tips we cover how wiring diagrams work, the most common switches and symbols, and how to test limits to build your own reference guide. Troubleshooting without a ...
And yet, between a partnership with China and being a US vassal, India would prefer the latter, as it would come with the illusion of major power, even if by association. This article went live on ...
SRAM and Shimano have progressively trickled their electronic shifting tech down their groupset ranges, making it accessible to a wider range of riders, not just those looking for pro-level ...
A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating the need for internal wiring or circuitry. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ...
Just like London buses, Shimano launches come in twos, and this time the headline grabber is the junior partner in the launch brace. Deore, the starting point for serious Shimano MTB components, is ...
This is not the case with Shimano's new Q'Auto system, however, as it draws on the rider's own pedaling power. Designed mainly for urban, trekking and gravel bikes – both regular and electric – Q'Auto ...
Shimano has launched its latest 12-speed XTR Di2 electronic groupset, M9250. Why should drop bar riders care? Well, XTR Di2 hasn’t been upgraded for ten years and the groupset’s new features, ...
Shimano Dura-Ace versus SRAM Red is a groupset head-to-head that’s been ongoing for over 15 years. Now we've had plenty of time to experience the charms of the latest incarnations – 12-speed Shimano ...
Neuroscientists have reconstructed the first complete wiring map of the fruit-fly brain, including 140,000 neurons and more than 50 million connections. This resource has already begun to ...
Professional cycling has, in its recent history, been prone to a shocking variety of cheating methods and dirty tricks. Performance-enhancing drugs. Tacks strewn on race courses. Even stealthy motors ...