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The work of Chris Igleheart is some of my favorite and every year at NAHBS, I try to seek out one of his bikes to document it. This year, my quest took me to the Gevenalle and Hifi booth, where this beaut was waiting for me.
Built custom for the owner of Gevenalle, this bike features the Ritchey Breakaway system and one of those prototype White Industry headsets, as well as Hifi Wheels, Gevenalle shifters and a Burd rear mech.
Have a ‘cross or touring bike that you want to run a rear MTB derailleur and cassette on with a 1x front but are having a hard time finding compatible shifters? Gevenalle’s got your answer with their new GX1:
“Gevenalle expands its gravel offerings with a new 1x version of the GX shifter named the GX1. Gevenalle GX shifting systems are 10 and 11 Speed compatible. The GX1 is designed specifically for those running a single chainring, and is compatible only with short pull brakes. Both the GX1 and GX2 work with Shimano Dyna-Sys MTBs, offering drop bar shifting and braking with MTB gearing. With the release of 11 Speed Dyna-Sys and increased customer demand, the GX1 now gives the option to shave weight while maintaining a large selection of gearing for the ride. Both versions of the GX shifter work exceptionally well for gravel/dirt riding with drop bars, saves weight, and is the only option available on the market. All Gevenalle shifters come with a no questions asked crash/rebuild policy, getting you back on the road for only $34.00.”
For some reason, when Gevenalle first launched, I didn’t want to like their shifting mechanisms. They just seemed too contrived. A solution for a problem that didn’t exist. Perhaps it was their marketing, claiming to be designed for cyclocross racing. Sure, I read the product descriptions, the PR, looked at the photos but I still wasn’t convinced.
It wasn’t until I began to see the Gevenalle shifters on touring bikes that my interest was piqued. “Now that makes sense” I thought. Not running traditional road shifters on a touring bike is completely reasonable. The same can be said for barcons or downtube shifters. Why take your hand off the lever to shift? Sure. I get that.
The Gevenalle shifting system I recently spent time with is the GX shifters for mountain bike derailleurs. More specifically, a shifting system ideal for long-cage, dirt tourers like the Elephant NFE.
Products like this are so simple, yet offer a simple way to add a bit of made in the USA bling to your current setup. These brake shoes are domestically machined, and anodized in Portland, Oregon, come equipped with Kool-Stop Salmon pads and are in stock now at Gevenalle.
See more information below.
Got a MTB you want to convert to a dirt drop machine? Genenalle’s new GX Shifters are a new component setup option for that. They’re compatible with Shimano’s 10 speed Dyna-sis and Shadow Plus MTB derailleurs, so you can now get cassette coverage up to 36T.
I’m seriously considering these for my Indy Fab. See more at Gevenalle.
Photos by Brenton Salo
When you own a company like Gevenalle, you’ve got to practice what you preach. How else do you expect to obtain valuable PR&D and new product ideas? Adam recently laced out his Rock Lobster cross bike with all things USA and Gevenalle. Check out more photos below, along with a parts list…
Gevenalle, formally Retroshift, has just completed their drivetrain package with two new ‘cross derailleurs. Simplicity is the name of the game and Gevenalle’s approach to rear mech. shifting in cyclocross is the BURD = Blatantly Upgraded Rebranded Derailleur.
“We start with a tough, durable no nonsense unit from Microshift that woks as well as any, but then set about making it better. Derailleur is disassembled and chain tension spring is adjusted to provide 25% more force. This provides a big advantage in keeping the chain planted on your chaining when the course gets rough or mud build up might lift another bikes chain off the chainring. Next we pack the units with good quality grease from the folks at Phil Wood and then we replace the pulleys.”
See more at Gevenalle.
Sometimes you need a rebrand… Retroshift is now Gevenalle, which when loosely-translated from two Dutch words, means “Give All”.
To coincide, they’ve introduced an expanded and updated product line: Hydraulic Shift Levers and Cassette Adapters both designed to address the specific needs of shifting in the mud and dirt.
While the brand clearly markets to cross, don’t forget they’re great for touring and commuter bikes. See more at Gevenalle.
