It’s loopy to suppose that 10 years in the past, the fashionable 1x drivetrain was simply beginning to catch on. SRAM had launched their XX1 1×11 group the 12 months prior, however for a lot of riders, it was nonetheless too quickly to ditch their present drivetrains. All of the sudden, we began seeing wide-range cassette adapters popping up, which allowed riders to change present 10-speed teams.
This brings us to OneUp Part’s first-ever product, the 42T Expander Sprocket.
Ten years in the past at the moment, I used to be the primary to report on the intense inexperienced sprocket. That’s certainly one of my favourite components about this job – discovering thrilling merchandise from new and upcoming manufacturers, and getting to inform their story. True to my phrases 10 years in the past, that authentic Expander Sprocket continues to be holding up properly. It was even nonetheless in service on a ‘loaner’ bike till only recently.
To have a good time their 10-year anniversary, OneUp Elements can be trying to reward their very first prospects. In honor of the 42t on that first product, OneUp is refunding the primary 42 individuals who purchased an Expander Sprocket – even adjusted for inflation. The corporate has already reached out to as a lot of these first prospects as they may, however when you haven’t heard from OneUp, they’d such as you to get in contact!
Congratulations to OneUp Elements on the anniversary!
From OneUp Elements:
ONEUP 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
OneUp Elements is 10 years outdated at the moment. The thought for our first product took place again in 2013 when Jon, certainly one of our founders, broke his model new, just lately launched, SRAM XX1 derailleur. Replacements weren’t available so he tried to make his outdated Shimano 10-speed cassette work for 1x. He designed and made a 42T sprocket to widen the vary of the cassette. It truly rode approach higher than we anticipated. And that obtained us considering.
OneUp was formally born on November 28, 2013 after we launched our very first product on Bike Rumor: The 42T Expander Sprocket. It value $100 USD with free transport worldwide and gave ten-speed riders 90% of the advantage of 1×11 at 10% of the associated fee.
Our first prospects purchased an untested product from a very unknown model on a web site that we in-built a weekend. Unbelievably, our first manufacturing order offered out in lower than 24hrs. And, insanely, by some means we have been now a mountain bike model!
Everybody has to start out someplace and for us all of it started with an enormous inexperienced cog. We’re now 10 years outdated and lots of issues have modified. However we nonetheless make the parts we would like on our bikes and promote them at a worth we’d pay with our personal cash.
“Thanks to anybody that’s ever ridden a OneUp Part. We’re nonetheless right here at the moment due to you. And we’re extraordinarily grateful on your assist during the last 10 years.”
As a solution to say due to our earliest supporters, we’re giving the primary 42 individuals who purchased a 42T Expander Sprocket a refund for his or her authentic order, adjusted for inflation. We’ve tried to contact you all. However In case you purchased a 42T Sprockets on November 28, 2013 and haven’t heard from us please get in contact.
We’re working more durable than ever to design the components we would like for our bikes. We’re excited to share extra of them with you quickly. Keep tuned.
OneUp Elements
Established 2013
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