A narrow-wide chainring is a chainring with specially designed teeth intended to improve chain retention of 1x drivetrains. As the name suggests, narrow-wide chainrings have teeth of alternating ...

A chainring is a crucial component of any drivetrain, engaging the chain to transfer power to the rear wheel. As rings with teeth, chainrings may seem like straightforward components. But as with most ...

Hello everyone, Coach Shin here!Suddenly, does your road bike have a front derailleur?I imagine many of you would answer, "Of ...

In April we brought you an interview we did with Rotor about the company’s rings, including Marianne Vos’ history using them, but this fall, the company has released several new chainring options for ...

Today's 1x single-chainring drivetrains are nice and simple to use, but when the chain is on the very largest or smallest of the cassette cogs … well, it may not quite be cross-chaining, but it's ...

When shopping for chainrings or upgrading the drivetrain or crankset on your mountain bike, you will often need to know the chainline to determine the type of chainring offset you need. Chainline ...

Thinking about what to do about your chainring this season? We’re looking back at an oldie-but-goodie Mechanical Monday that delves into the pros and cons of single and double chainrings. Daimeon ...

There comes a time in every mountain biker’s life when it’s time to change your bike’s chain. But what mountain bike chain should you get? And how do you install and take care of it once you’ve found ...