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Soma Fabrications now carries these S-Ride derailleurs, that are Shimano compatible. The S-Ride works for MTB 12 or 13-speed drivetrains, features a clutch, and has oversized 14t/15t aluminum pulley wheels. Its trapezoid Parallelogram design limits vertical movement and thus reduces ghost shifts and chain skips while improving shifting on large cassettes.  Best of all, it’ll run on 9t through 52t cassette clusters.

Specs:

• Extra Long Cage
• 12/13-speed
• Shimano MTB 12-spd compatible
• Clutch feature stabilizes chain movement on rough terrain
• Aluminum cage, B-knuckle, B-bolt and outer link
• Bearing-equipped Aluminum pulleys (14t/15t)
• Total capacity: 43t
• Max. sprocket: 52t
• Min. sprocket: 9t
• Wt.: 258g

See more at SOMA.

Back in April, John found Vivo Cycling’s Instagram account, on which the brand displayed a US-assembled CNC rear MTB derailleur. It is big. It is blingy. But it was still affordable-ish ($320), thanks to Vivo’s global supply chain of machined parts. He reached out to get ahold of a prototype of the Enduro derailleur for review and has been riding it for about a month now. Read on for his thoughts on why it took almost thirty years for someone to make another US-assembled CNC derailleur!

After months of leaks, spottings, and speculation, SRAM unveiled their newest wireless mountain groupset, Eagle Transmission, along with a collection of Stealth Brakes. This hefty product launch encompasses derailleurs, cranksets, cassettes, shift controllers, and more across XX SL Eagle, XX Eagle, and XO Eagle levels along with power meter and e-bike-specific components. SRAM also released an all-new Stealth lever body for their Level and Code brake lineup. As such there’s a lot to unpack here, which we expect to dive deeper into during the next few months of Transmission-equipped bike reviews. Today, however, let’s take a look at product highlights and some initial thoughts about these new components after a few rides on a Santa Cruz Megatower test bike that SRAM sent us a couple of weeks ago.

Made in Italy, incredible styling, 1×12, 10-48t gear range and a shifter that feels as good as it looks, the new Ingrid Components MTB derailleur and shifter was my absolute favorite product on display at the Chris King Open House this weekend…