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Choosing your Drivetrain – part two Internal Hub Transmissions

In part one, we talked about how every bicycle has a transmission.  On a bicycle “transmission” literally means a way to transmit your power from your pedaling to the rotation of the rear wheel, propelling you forward. Even a single speed bicycle has a simple transmission. Today we have more viable bicycle transmission options than ever… Continue reading Choosing your Drivetrain – part two Internal Hub Transmissions

Gravel, Happenings, Racing

Co-Motion staffers on The Oregon Coast Gravel Epic, or How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Weekend and Keep Smiling

We bike people could be smarter.  Inexplicably, we keep signing up for these things. Shouldn't we Oregonians know that a mid-April day in the coast range isn't likely to be pretty? Um, yes. Another Oregon Coast Gravel Epic is in the books. This year, it lived up to its title as it always does, but… Continue reading Co-Motion staffers on The Oregon Coast Gravel Epic, or How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Weekend and Keep Smiling

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Choosing your Drivetrain – part one Derailleur Systems

Choosing between modern bicycle drivetrains You have in all likelihood owned a bicycle with either a derailleur system or an internal hub transmission. All bicycles have some form of transmission, which literally means a way to transmit your power from the pedaling motion of your legs to the rotation of the rear wheel, propelling you… Continue reading Choosing your Drivetrain – part one Derailleur Systems