Thank you to everyone for your sound advice. I have ordered a few NOS derailleurs to give them a try. Best, Rob
On Sun, Feb 4, 2024 at 1:16 AM John Dewey <johnrd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the clarification, Robert. > > It's nice to have someone with the *actually* f*actual* cred chime in. > And also delighted to know that I'm not wasting all that effort as I put > the horse up at the end of the day. > > Jock > > On Sat, Feb 3, 2024 at 7:19 PM Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm a metallurgist and licensed PE - relaxing RD spring absolutely >> extends spring life. >> >> OP's question - Microshift R10 (made by Sun XCD) >> >> https://www.charlottecycles.com/product/microshift-r10-rear-derailleur-377496-1.htm >> >> On Friday, February 2, 2024 at 11:08:38 AM UTC-6 John Dewey wrote: >> >>> BTW, another little 'pro' tip 🙃 >>> >>> When you put your bike up, release tension on RD by shifting to the end >>> so that spring is relaxed. For sure, I have no empirical evidence this >>> extends spring life / strength, but it can't hurt, right? >>> >>> Jock >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 8:56 AM John Dewey <john...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Robert, I've been shifting with XT M760 RR on JD bikes for many years. >>>> No derailleur envy or interest in experimenting with other systems. I >>>> collected them and so very happy I did. They were plentiful and reasonably >>>> priced...until they weren't. >>>> >>>> Grant is now building RR rear mechs, too, as I bet y'all know. It's >>>> beneficial to have the power going up the cassette when you need the extra >>>> juice. >>>> >>>> BTW, YMMV...but I'm not so good at shifting back & forth, i.e. moving >>>> from RR / normal / RR / normal. I find it difficult to switch habits. >>>> >>>> Jock >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 5:05 AM Robert Blunt <rwbl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> I was wondering if anyone could make a recommendation on which Shimano >>>>> 9 speed rapid rise derailleur you have had the best experience with and >>>>> which has sufficient amounts of silver on it to look ok. >>>>> Robert Blunt >>>>> Pennington NJ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGTQPx-aUH8sKMOv4WrUgEHGV2k%2B3tMx5uEZuTRGQe-cknOZHg%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGTQPx-aUH8sKMOv4WrUgEHGV2k%2B3tMx5uEZuTRGQe-cknOZHg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/692bacb2-6050-46bc-ab66-b76afe95da8bn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/692bacb2-6050-46bc-ab66-b76afe95da8bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BkTrE73XupZoQdK2wjauBFdvLkqzVvsXorGpo-_aGmqJCc_7A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BkTrE73XupZoQdK2wjauBFdvLkqzVvsXorGpo-_aGmqJCc_7A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGTQPx9p1ywM1xmguJzh3OPFNj9iRAWhTkHyrfWBiEAkuB9a3Q%40mail.gmail.com.
