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Internal Gearbox Advantages, Drawbacks, and Future Possibilities for Apocalypse-Ready Mountain Bikes

Why aren't gearboxes more popular than external drivetrains for mountain bikes? We asked several brands.

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First Look: German MTB Brands Nicolai and Tout Terrain Now in US With Pinion, Gates Carbon Belt Drive

US distributor Cycle Monkey brings German Brands Nicolai and Tout Terrain to the states with Gates Carbon Drive and Pinion gear boxes.

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MTB Drivetrain Podcast: We Weigh in on Oval Chainrings, Belt Drives, and Internal Gears

We talk about 1X vs. 2X mountain bike drivetrain configurations, gearing, and performance plus electronic shifting, oval chainrings, belt-driven drivetrains, and internally geared setups.

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Review: Carbon Enduro Bike + Pinion Gearbox = Zerode Taniwha

The Zerode Taniwha enduro bike features a Pinion C1.12 gearbox transmission and a carbon frame with 160mm of suspension travel. It's expensive at $6,500-$9,500, but moving more drivetrain weight to the bottom bracket makes for a well-balanced mountain bike.

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3.4% of Mountain Bikers Own an Internally Geared Drivetrain Bike

As a part of our annual mountain bike gear survey, we asked questions about several fringe but potentially up-and-coming mountain bike technologies to gauge current adoption rates. For example, we found 1.2% of our readers own at least one electric bike and 1.4% are running electronic shifting (like Di2). Yet despite grabbing all the headlines and stirring raucous debate among …

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