£2,899 • 29 in • alpkit.com
Sometimes change happens very slowly and then, in a flash, the evolution is complete. The transition to single ring transmissions is a case in point, with many brands clinging onto the past and resisting progress. Now, in 2022, it’s almost exclusively 1x drivetrains on all the test bikes rolling through the doors at. The hardware is sorted but it’s not always the case with some of the frames though…
