Editor’s note: High Gear features outdoor sports gear, technology and innovations useful in the High Sierra and America’s West. Shifters and derailleurs have been the bane of my existence since I ...

Many riders may opt to run XTR, XT, or Deore rear derailleur paired with their Shimano shifters of choice, but having a ...

Shimano has just announced the details of its next generation Deore XT mountain bike groupset – M8000. We all knew that the trickle down of Shimano XTR M9000’s 11-speed was only a matter of time, but ...

Then at the end of June, Shimano launched a new rear derailleur and shifter that centred around a new wireless rear derailleur, which borrowed from the brand's latest MTB tech, as well as a new RX825 ...

Today's bike parts are almost universally better than bike parts of 20, 30 years ago, but for each bit they function better, they look worse. Most bike riders live with it. Some work out little hacks ...

With the launch of SRAM XX last year it was inevitable that arch rivals Shimano would soon follow suit and launch their own 10-speed mountain bike groupset. Industry rumours suggested they would ...

With the launch of SRAM XX last year it was inevitable that arch rivals Shimano would soon follow suit and launch their own 10-speed mountain bike groupset. Industry rumours suggested they would ...

Shifters and derailleurs have been the bane of my existence since I first sat on a mountain bike. To be fair, part of this is my fault. I either buy the cheapest components on the market — think entry ...