on 10/19/10 8:26 AM, Peter Pesce at [email protected] wrote: > I can't say I understand the need for this either? > I must be missing something - what does this stuff do that low end > Shimano wouldn't do? > > I can understand Riv selling low-end thumb shifters, because there's a > big leap from $16 to $150+ for DuraAce/Thumbies. > But a low end Alivio or something rear derailer can be had for under > 30 bucks.
The issue with modern derailleurs is not that they don't work well out of the box. They all shift well. The better stuff tends to shift well _longer_. The Alivio works ok, but if Microshift brings out an inexpensive derailleur which has been designed to withstand more frequent, regular use, then the comparison is not entirely appropriate. Forging rather than stamping, quality of bushings, tolerance of manufacture are what differentiate Alivio from DuraAce. Everytime you shift, there's a pretty good torque on the cage and body. Cheaper bits wear faster. So, if the inexpensive derailleur which had the durability of an upper end model would be a good thing. - Jim -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Your Photos are needed! - Send them here - http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "I threw one leg over my battle-scarred all-terrain stump-jumper and rode several miles to work. I'd sprayed it with some cheap gold paint so it wouldn't look nice. Locked my bike to a radiator, because you never knew, and went in." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
