Wow! Thanks everyone. This is very helpful. I hadn't thought about Jeff's suggestion of the "semi-vintage" XT derailleurs of the '90's. I used to use both of those and couldn't kill either on previous mountain bikes I’ve owned. Unfortunately, I need to purchase and install something today if I want to get to work tomorrow. I also hadn’t thought about Lungimsam’s suggestion of the SunXCD. It does look like a nice compliment to Silver shifters and Sugino cranks. My Sam is pretty classic style with all silver details which the now-trashed LX complimented nicely. Aesthetically, the SunXCD might be a nice replacement. A little research turned up that American Cyclery may carry them. May have to stop there on my way up to Riv. Of course that creates a different dilemma… to buy the Sun for the aesthetics (as well as the function) or buy from Riv. I try to support Riv whenever possible. I may have spent a little more on a couple of things (although not much more), but I feel like the return on investment has been exponential in great service, spot-on advice, fun conversations and just knowing that increasingly rare places like RBW still exist here in the bay area. Either way, should be a fun day off with trips to bike shops!
John “so tempted to buy and try 3 different derailleurs” in Niles, CA On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 7:25:45 PM UTC-8, Surlyprof wrote: > > Riding my canti-Hillborne to work today, my pedals came to a very abrupt > stop. One of the chain links popped and hooked the rear cage. Not as bad > as Grant's incident on the blug but my trusty LX is now a severly damaged > single speed limping home tonight (after replacing the chain). I thought > I'd run up to RBW HQ tomorrow to buy a replacement. Now I'm faced with the > choice between the XT shadow and Grant's currently favored Altus. I've > always had great success with xtr and xt's in the past (and, until today, > this lx). Before I go, I'd love to solicit the thoughts and experiences of > the group. I haven't bought and installed a replacement derailleur in many > years so any feedback is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks. > John > Niles, CA > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
