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Rotor Announces Universal Tooth Chainrings

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Rotor Announces Universal Tooth Chainrings

One ring to rule them all and by them, I mean all MTB groups from 11 through 12 speeds. This week, ROTOR announced new Universal Tooth Pattern chainrings for all mainstream MTB groups, from Shimano® 12s to SRAM® 11 or 12s. These rings come in round and oval and come in a variety of tooth counts.

-ROTOR Universal Tooth Design Chainrings are 100% compatible with
Shimano® 11s & 12s and SRAM® 11s & 12s MTB groupsets
-ROTOR Universal Tooth Design Chainrings are 100% compatible with
11s & 12s Shimano®, KMC® & SRAM® Eagle® MTB chains

For more information, contact your local dealer.

1×13 Shifting with Rotor on the Merlin Bikes Sandstone Gravel Bike

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1×13 Shifting with Rotor on the Merlin Bikes Sandstone Gravel Bike

Hydraulic shifting? 13 speeds? What in tarnation?

That’s what was going through my head when I first saw Rotor’s 13-speed drivetrain kit at Sea Otter last year. The 1×13 kit is a follow up to Rotor’s Uno 2x groupset from four years ago. Like the Uno, the 1×13 uses hydraulically-actuated shifting for a groundbreaking industry first. As you might imagine, this tech is pricey, and probably not for everyone, myself included, but over the past few months, I’ve enjoyed riding it on this beautiful titanium chassis by none other than Merlin Bikes. Check out a full review of Rotor’s 1×13 and the Merlin Sandstone Gravel bike below.

Tomii Cycles Showcase: Kevin’s Gravel Packer

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Tomii Cycles Showcase: Kevin’s Gravel Packer

This year was to be the first year Nao Tomii of Tomii Cycles was going to attend NAHBS. For a small builder like Nao, spending the kind of money it takes to pull a seat up to the table of the USA’s largest hand made bicycle show takes a lot of financial planning, so when NAHBS was postponed this year, Tomii Cycles wouldn’t be able to attend. Most builders display customer’s bikes at NAHBS and asking his clients to wait four more months for their bikes, especially during a pandemic was out of the question. I reached out to Nao and asked if we could display his bikes here at the Radavist, so this week, we’re doing just that. Here’s Kevin’s Gravel Packer, complete with paint by Jordan Low and Andrew the Maker bags…

Rotor’s New Kapic Carbon Cranks

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Rotor’s New Kapic Carbon Cranks

The Kapic cranks are Rotor’s lightest yet, weighing only 429g for a 175mm crankset with a 32t chainring. These cranks were made to withstand races like the Cape Epic and hold onto the quality of product Rotor is known for. See more at Rotor.

Rohan Dennis’ Lucky 13 Cervélo R5ca PRO Road

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Rohan Dennis’ Lucky 13 Cervélo R5ca PRO Road

PRO bikes just look fast, sitting (magically) by themselves, not that Rohan Dennis needs any help going fast. Even with all the added performance peaks of the R5ca, Cervélo’s made in California professional road frame.

A friend of mine is one of the Garmin-Sharp Pro Cycling Team mechanics and today (uh, yesterday?? – my clock is all off), he let me take some quick photos of Dennis’ lucky 13 Cervélo R5ca.

Built with Di2, Rotor noQ, Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate wheels, 3T bar / stem and topped with a matching Fizik Arione, this bike is nothing short of a dream ride. Especially straight off the mechanic’s stand, I felt like I should have white gloves on!

Many, many, many thanks to Ben from the Garmin-Sharp team for allowing me the honor to shoot this bike. I owe you a beer the next time I see you in Minneapolis man!