Rotor explains its 13-speed modular drivetrain

Rotor explains its 13-speed modular drivetrain

Rotor's Lori Barrett gets tech on the inner workings of its 13-speed hydraulic drivetrain

Rotor's Lori Bennett talks 13 gears with BikeRadar Tech Ed Alex Evans

Alex Evans

Published: May 7, 2019 at 11:34 am

As one of the most noteworthy releases of 2018, Rotor's 13-speed hydraulic groupset certainly wowed us with its innovative features and exceptionally tidy execution.

Jack reviewed the 1x13 groupset earlier this year, awarding it an impressive four out of five stars, thanks to Rotor's mission to add more useable gear ratios, its modular design and top performance.

We caught up with Rotor's Lori Barrett at Sea Otter 2019 to talk us through some of the more techy features of the novel groupset.

Alex Evans

Senior technical editor

Alex Evans is BikeRadar and MBUK’s senior mountain bike technical editor, as well as a regular on our podcast and YouTube channels. Working for BikeRadar and MBUK for nearly 10 years, Alex has been living and breathing mountain bikes since he was nine years old. Competing in his first downhill race aged 11, he went on to race in DH world cups and other international events across Europe – and even represented Great Britain at the downhill European Championships. Before moving back to the UK when he landed a job as MBUK’s features editor, Alex lived in the French Alpine mountain biking hotspot of Morzine for eight years. There, he clocked up an enormous amount of riding – and broke more bikes than he cares to remember. Alex now calls Scotland’s famously gnarly and gruelling trails of the Tweed Valley home, which is where he tests kit and bikes. While once a gravity racer, Alex now rides to the tops of his descents and feels most at home on an enduro bike or eMTB. He’s no stranger to flat-out efforts, however, and isn’t shy about donning Lycra to ride cross-country, or even competing in the occasional road hill climb event. Although he’s retired from official competition, he loves a challenge, especially when it comes to trying to top his local Strava leaderboards – just for fun, of course.

  • Height: 178cm
  • Bike size: Large/480mm reach
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