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SRAM broke its fast-paced march to wholly electronic shifting in its high-end product catalog earlier this spring with Eagle 90 Transmission, a rebuildable and fully cable-actuated drivetrain “ecosystem.” John’s been relentlessly testing it all year, both on a Kona Hei Hei and his Meriwether Storm Camo hardtail, and has some thoughts. As an increasingly woeful tech luddite, this might be the most honest (and rambly) review of the drivetrain you’ll read on the internet…
SRAM was founded in 1987 with a single product – the Grip Shift shifter. This shifter was born from a desire to deliver a better ride experience by breaking conventional design and expanding the potential of cycling by inspiring all riders. Now, 38 years later the realization of Eagle Transmission is a harckoning back to the drive to innovate. SRAM is celebrating its birth year with the 1987 Collection, a completely new aesthetic offering with a $3,499 price tag…
Bespoked, Europe’s leading handmade bicycle show, is delighted to announce the four winners of the 2025 SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship, who will exhibit among more than 150 makers at Bespoked Dresden 2025, hosted at Dresden International Airport from 10–12 October 2025. The SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship champions frame-builders from underrepresented backgrounds, offering them the opportunity to present their work on a global platform…
Step inside the world of Kasia Niewiadoma Phinney in this powerful new film, Kasia. The Polish Champion.
From childhood dreams riding through the Polish countryside to Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift glory, Kasia and those closest to her reflect on the successes, setbacks and spirit that define her journey. This is strength built over kilometers and powered by heart.
See more at SRAM.
After moving to the Southern Rockies in early 2020, John’s appetite for titanium hardtails has increased. There’s just something about a flexy, compliant frame and a beefy fork that makes all-day exploits in his backyard trails all the more engaging and fun. Taking five years of knowledge from various Ti hardtail reviews, he pinged Whit Johnson of Meriwether Cycles to make him a dream hardtail frame. Let’s check it out!
White Industries just quietly rolled out its all-new updated VBC (Variable Bolt Circle) 2 x 12-speed chainrings. These made in Petaluma, California rings are compatible with Shimano and SRAM 9-12 speed 2x drivetrains and White Industries cranks. The brand has been working on this development for year and the newly-updated rings includes compatibility with Shimano 9-12 speed 105/Ultegra/GRX/Dura Ace and 10-12 speed SRAM Apex/Rival/Red, in either mechanical or electronic versions.
They retain the Variable Bolt Circle feature that allows up to five different size inner rings to be mounted on the same outer ring, with 33 possible gear combinations across the range. And as we always strive for when designing new products, they are backwards compatible with all White Industries MR30 series cranks and White Industries direct mount square taper cranks (due later this summer).
V2 VBC 2x inner rings, outer rings, and hardware are completely redesigned and feature revised outer chainring tooth and shift ramp geometry, five shift pins, a replaceable chain catch pin, and recessed inner chainring bolts. And now you can get them in black and silver, not to mention seven different colors of chainring nuts so you can really tie the room together.
Check out more at White Industries.
SRAM announces updates to their Rival and Force groupsets in 2x and 1x XPLR options. Check all the details below…
Bespoked, in partnership with SRAM, announces the launch of the SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship for its third consecutive year. This initiative reinforces their ongoing dedication to diversity, inclusivity, and representation within the European cycling and framebuilding communities…
Today, we have a massive project that’s been over a year in the making. Rugile Kaladyte documented Lael Wilcox‘s Around the World record to a level unseen before. Read on for words by Lael herself about how transformative this experience was, a massive gallery from her route, and the feature-length film “Lael Rides Around the World.” All presented by SRAM…
While doing research for an unrelated story, Travis came across a SRAM patent application for what looked like a two-speed hub. But the more he read, the more it seemed like this isn’t meant as a copy of the Classified Powershift hub. It’s something much weirder.
If you bought a bike with the new rebuildable SRAM cable-actuated 70 or 90 Transmission kit and would like to exchange cables for wireless, SRAM just made that possible with the new GX Eagle AXS Transmission Upgrade Kit…
This is the 8th year in a row that Sierra Nevada Brewing asked Paul Component Engineering to build them a custom one-off bike, the Sierra Trailblazer, to show at Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, then give it away to raise money for a non-profit. Let’s take a look below!
In the third installment of a four-part series looking Inside / Out of the BESPOKED SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship winners, our European correspondent Petor Georgallou joins Memento Cycles in Montreal, Quebec.
Petor recently took a gonzo-style road trip through North America to visit four framebuilders who were awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, last October.
Take a peek behind the walls in a special Inside / Out look at Memento Cycles.
See more in our Shop Visit to Memento Cycles.
SRAM just added some new more approachable, lower-priced options to some of their mineral-oil brake lineups. The DB4 and DB6 slide in below the existing DB8, while the Maven Base now backs up the Maven Bronze, Maven Silver, and Maven Ultimate. In other news, SRAM also released the entirely new Motive lineup, and we’ve got our first-ride review live now. But while you’re here, let’s cover what’s new in DB and Maven.
It’s here, folks. Eagle 90 and Eagle 70 are the long-awaited, much-rumored direct-mount mechanical SRAM Transmission drivetrains. Ever since SRAM launched wireless Transmission in 2023, Travis has been eagerly awaiting this news. And the news is good … mostly.
The new SRAM Motive brake has a bit of everything. The power is similar to a Code, the weight is similar to a Level, and the fluid is similar to baby oil. But don’t put it on your baby. Put it on your bike. Travis did, and although they’re not perfect, they’re on his bike to stay.
In the second installment of a four-part series looking Inside / Out of the BESPOKED SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship winners, our European correspondent Petor Georgallou joins King Fabrications in the San Francisco East Bay.
Petor recently took a gonzo-style roadtrip through North America to visit four framebuilders who were awarded SRAM’s Inclusivity Scholarship to attend Bespoked in Dresden, Germany, last October.
Take a peek behind the walls in a special Inside / Out look at Li King’s King Fabrications.
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Read on for The Radavist’s Top Ten Articles of 2024, ranked in ascending order and based on views. We’re more than just Beautiful Bicycles over here; year after year, the articles that our authors publish draw the biggest crowds. From our Dust-Up op-eds to the first look at brands’ future showcases, clever hacks, and new this year, our Radavist Documentary brought in the page views. As we look back across twelve months of content, ten articles in particular stand out.
