About

Madrone Cycles - Ashland, Oregon

Madrone Cycles is an independent and rider-owned company dedicated to keeping your drivetrain running smooth and looking great. 

The goal of every Madrone product is to be rebuildable, precise, widely compatible and made from premium recyclable materials. 

Madrone actively participates in the right-to-repair movement by making products that solve compatibility issues between common drivetrain components, last a long time, and are repairable and upgradable as rider needs change. 

Everything Madrone makes is tested and proven in a wide range of riding and racing conditions, and manufactured with tight tolerances for exceptional performance.

How We Make The Things We Make

Madrone’s small parts are made in Dongguan China at a manufacturer that our founder Aaron has worked with for years on other projects. They have high tech CNC and manufacturing equipment, high quality, and are really cool people. Check them out here.

Parts are then shipped to Madrone in Ashland, Oregon USA, where we build, tune and test our derailleurs, assemble service and upgrade kits and ship orders to our customers all over the world. Here is a recent article about our US operations.

Our Founding Story - Solving Shifting Problems  

Madrone Cycles was founded by Mechanical Engineer and lifelong racer and rider Aaron Bland in Ashland, Oregon in 2023 - taking naming inspiration from the iconic local madrone trees (a sturdy hardwood with smooth green and red bark that peels like paper) which symbolize our commitment to durability, aesthetics and unique character.

Once upon a time, Aaron’s battery-powered wireless derailleur stopped working after taking a light thrashing Ashland’s awesome local MTB trail system. Riding home stuck in a high gear and lamenting his derailleur's vulnerability to basic mountain biking usage, its high replacement cost, and the environmental issues related electronics waste and composite plastics manufacturing… Aaron decided to start a different kind of component maker: a company focused on making drivetrain products durable, rebuildable and compatible across main-stream maker’s standards. 

After a season of development and testing of rebuild kits and tools for SRAM derailleurs, Madrone Cycles launched at the 2024 Sea Otter Classic. After tons of additional testing and development, the ultra-compatible, system-agnostic, precision-engineered Jab Derailleur debuted in late 2025. 

At Madrone we believe in quality, repair, sustainability, and innovation, and we’re just getting started.