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Is Sram a threat to Shimano's dominance?
Shimano has grown to a cycling market colossus since entering the market in the 1970s. In the 90s it was virtually the only option for a complete Mountain Bike group set, and did battle with Campagnolo for the road bike segment. So despite Sram so aggressively chasing Shimano's market share why is Shimano still so dominant?

Are Shimano Mountain Bike Wheels Worth Buying?
There was a day when nearly every Mountain bike had Shimano hubs and somebody else’s rims. Then prebuilt system wheels became popular and even Shimano had to enter the wheel business. But now days they just don’t have the market share they once had.

How to bleed Shimano disc brakes
While it seems difficult bleeding disc brakes is not hard. Really nothing much new is needed that you wouldn't already have in your tool box.

Mavic Wheels- Designed by the Marketing and Accounting Departments?
In recent times I feel Mavic’s products have really slipped in engineering terms. Mavic rims were once the only thing I’d consider for my Mountain Bike, and the Open Pro was the best road rim you could put on a road bike. Now however they seem to have added gimmick after gimmick until their wheels are starting to be nearly non usable.