Friday, 3 July 2015

Friday Five-a-side: this week's new bike gear

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Give yourself a pat on the back, because you made it through another work week. Friday is here and before you hit the road (or trail), feast your eyes on some of the latest gear to land at our BikeRadar USA headquarters.

New mountain bike gear

Need a bit of a boost for your 1x11 drivetrain? Wolftooth has developed an aftermarket solution to boost the range of SRAM’s 10-24t XX1 and XO1 cassettes. The Wolf ToothGCX sprocket replaces the 42t ring on XX1 and XO1 cassettes (not X1).

Installation requires the user to remove the stock 42t cog by carefully prying it from the rest of the cassette body before aligning the cutouts on the 44t ring and using a pair of channel-lock pliers to press the cog back onto the 18 pins that hold the granny gear in place. (It goes without saying that this low-gearing upgrade will void your SRAM cassette's warranty.)

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Wolf Tooth offers the GCX cog in 42 and 44t versions in blue, black, red, silver, and will soon offer green as well

US$89.99 / £57.60 / AUS$117.60

  • Brake lever, hose and caliper US$288 / £229 / AU$390 (price per wheel)
  • 140-160mm rotors US$72 / £57 / AU$90
  • 180mm rotor US$78 / £62 / AU$95
  • Bontrager Line Elite TLR Disc 29 front wheel: US $462 / £340 / AU$650
  • Bontrager Line Elite TLR Disc 29 rear wheel:  US $538 / £360 / AU$750

New road and cyclocross gear

  • 16.5 mm x 2 meters $20 / £9.99 / AU$TBA
  • 25 mm x 2 meter $25 / £12.99 /AU$TBA

You can read more at BikeRadar.com



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