Works Components GEO Chainring for Shimano Direct Mount

Works Components GEO Chainring for Shimano Direct Mount

In this article I will chare my thoughts on the Works Components Geo Chainring for Shimano Direct Mount. Beautifully designed “honey-comb-like” structure, that looks awesome on a Shimano Deore XT M8100 Hollowtech II crankset. The Shimano TL-FC41 Tool can be used to install this Direct Mount Chainring.

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Kogel Bearings Shimano Crank Arm Fixing Bolt

Kogel Bearings Shimano Crank Arm Fixing Bolt

In this article I will review the Kogel Bearings Shimano Crank Arm Fixing Bolt, or as Shimano calls it the crank arm cap or pre-load cap. Default Shimano uses plastic versions of this component Y0N500025. For the Dura Ace 9000 cranks I’ve exchanged it with a grey anodized Wheelsmfg FIX-BOLT-1 from 6061 aluminum. The Kogel Bearings Crank Arm Fixing Bolt will go on the Deore XT M8100 Hollowtech II crank arm (with 4iiii power meter).

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Wolf Tooth Aero Chainring for Shimano GRX 820 Hollowtech II Cranks

Wolf Tooth Aero Chainring for Shimano GRX 820 Hollowtech II Cranks

In this article I will review the Wolf Tooth Aero Chainring for Shimano GRX 820 Hollowtech II cranks on the Canyon CF SL 8 gravel bike. It is a 46T Aero chainring, and one of the very few Aero chain rings available for gravel bikes. The only other brand with an Aero chainring for gravel is Alugear.

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Crank Brothers Shoe Shields for Sidi Drako 2

Crank Brothers Shoe Shields for Sidi Drako 2

In this article I will share my thoughts on the Crank Brothers Shoe Shields, protector shims for the SRS Carbon Soles of the Sidi Drako 2 mountain bike shoes. I’m using the Shimano SM-SH51 SPD cleats that connect the Sidi Drako 2 shoes with Shimano XTR PD-M9100 SPD Pedals on the Scott Scale 925.

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Wolf Tooth LoneWolf Aero Chainguide review

Wolf Tooth LoneWolf Aero Chainguide review

In this article I will review the Wolf Tooth LoneWolf Aero Chainguide that will support my 1x 12 speed Shimano GRX RX-820 set-up for the Canyon Grizl CF SL8 1by gravel bike. On all my bikes I’m using a chain catcher, simply because a damaged frame will easily justify the investment of a proper chain guide.

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Prototipo Works Ultra Low Bidon Cage Bolt

Prototipo Works Ultra Low Bidon Cage Bolt

In this article I will review the Prototipo Works (Ultra) Low Bidon Cage Bolts that keep the Elite Rocko Carbon water bottle cages secure on my Scott Scale 925 mountain bike. I will furthermore try to compare the Prototipo Works bolts with the titanium bolts I’ve used with the Tune Wassertrager 2.0 cages on my Canyon Roadbike.

Finally I’ll have a look as other Prototipo Works products like the under flush bolts, Presta to Schrader Valve Adaptor and Alloy Presta Valve Caps.

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Peaty’s x Chris King MK2 Tubeless Valves

Peaty’s x Chris King MK2 Tubeless Valves

In this article I will share my thoughts about the Peaty’s x Chris King MK2 Tubeless Valves that I run on the Syncros wheels and DT Swiss M1700 spline wheels with Tubeless Ready Vittoria tires on them. I will try to compare for a bit with DT Swiss Tubeless Valve for MTB and some more basic Hutchinson tubeless vales.

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