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  • Cyclist Magazine

    Shifting opinions

    Mar 24, 2021 3 minutes
    Words SAM CHALLIS
    Photography
    ROB MILTON

    The great sport of cycling has a history of adopting technology from one genre and applying it to another, and in recent years the trend in road cycling has been to look to mountain bikes for developmental inspiration. Rim brakes are being superceded by discs, suspension systems are being introduced to a small degree and now we’re seeing clutches on rear derailleurs make the leap too.

    ‘A clutch is a device

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