The Radavist

Madrone Jab Derailleur Review: Cross Compatibility

Madrone did the impossible. They offered a cross-compatible, multi-mount, fully-customizable, and rebuildable derailleur at a decent price point.

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Blister review

The Jab is designed for long-term durability and repairability.

With their Jab derailleur, Madrone is one of the smaller brands leading this charge to give folks more options when it comes to shifting gears on a variety of bikes and drivetrain systems.

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Path Less Pedaled

How This Small Company is Challenging Shimano and SRAM

Madrone JAB derailleur, is a rebuildable component compatible with various drivetrains. Learn about the modular design, interchangeable parts and how this small US company's product compares to industry giants.

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Bike Mag

Behind the Scenes with Madrone Cycles

How this small brand is making a big difference for one of the most frustrating aspects of the cycling industry.

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Bike Mag

Taking a Jab at Big Derailleur

This small company is solving some big issues facing mountain bike drivetrain components and I love it.

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Escape Collective

Made 2025 handmade bike show, part five

Rounding up a selection of components, tools and accessories.

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Blister

Madrone Cycles on the Jab Derailleur & Going Head to Head w/ SRAM and Shimano (Ep.297)

Madrone Cycles got its start making parts to repair a variety of SRAM mountain bike derailleurs, but now they’re taking on a much more ambitious project: building their own derailleur from the ground up

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Bike Rumor!

Madrone Jab MTB Derailleur is a Serviceable 9-12sp Mechanical Beauty Cheaper Than XX1

Ashland, Oregon’s Madrone Cycles has finally done it with the Jab – a premium but still affordable & futureproof mechanical mountain bike derailleur to make you rethink your drivetrain.

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Velozine

Madrone Jab derailleur now available: modular, mechanical and fully revisable

Late last year, we introduced you to the Madrone Jab, a mechanical derailleur compatible with various shifting systems for mountain bikes and gravel bikes, featuring a modular design and complete overhaul capabilities. Over the past few months, the CNC machines at Madrone have been working overtime, and now the Jab is finally available.

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VitalMTB

2025 Sea Otter Finds Part 4

Weird trends, new gravel tech, comfy grips and more.

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The Radavist

2025 Sea Otter Classic Day 1: Bikes and Peope

John and Spencer are walking the dusty aisles of Laguna Seca for the2025 Sea Otter Classic. For the Sea Otter Classic Day 01 gallery, we focused on some of the amazing custom builds at the show. Don’t miss all the eye-popping details below…

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Singletracks

The Most Surprising and Exciting Finds of Sea Otter 2025

The Singletracks team discovered over a dozen weird and wonderful MTBs and components at Sea Otter 2025.

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Pinkbike

Dario's Randoms Round 2 Sea Otter 2025

The most common question in and around Sea Otter is "What's the coolest thing you've seen?"

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VitalMTB

Sea Otter 2025 - Straight from the Pits Day 3

Rad gear we saw.

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Bicycling

Brands that Focus on Durability

Your Bike deserves gear that won't let you down.

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BikeRumor

New Component Roundup

What makes the Jab so unique? It has to be one of the most modular derailleurs available, with eight different shifter cams to work with Shimano or SRAM shifters for MTB or Dropbar drivetrains in both 11 and 12 speed.

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Thunderstruck MTB

Madrone Cycles Super Shims

Fix SRAM Eagle AXS & Mechanical Derailleur Flopping Once & For All

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Cycle Oregon Blog

Madrone Cycles - An Oregon Company

Replace or Repair? Madrone has a page to help you decide.

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Tomo's Top Picks

Best Gear of Sea Otter 2025.

Sea Otter Classic Field Report

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