This thing looks cool but as a whole i think it's exceptionally silly. It may be better protected than a standard der but its still prone to being broken or bent. Then what? Will RH be making this thing 10 or 15 years down the line? Same goes for the shifter. I expect some people with a huge investment in this thing and their frame will find themselves SOL in the future. I also think derailleurs work plenty well and don't need that much improving. If you want the 'experience' RH is referring to, just friction shift.
The best thing about this is it makes the Riv derailleur project look very reasonable all of a sudden. On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 11:29:49 AM UTC-6 Berkeleyan wrote: > To borrow a trite phrase, The Nivex shows that RH Cycles have jumped the > shark. The cost is well beyond any common rider's reach, requires > retrofitment brazing, paint, and only works with a custom shifter that > mounts to a downtube. Kudos to Grant and RBW for sticking it out to bring a > new RD in under $200 that mounts to standard dropouts. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > On Monday, December 12, 2022 at 7:57:26 AM UTC-8 Marty Gierke, > Stewartstown PA wrote: > >> The Nivex is on the market now, and I really like the look of it. Even at >> $729.00 it feels like money well spent if you want something a little >> different and appreciate all that goes into making something like this. >> KUDOs to Jan for sticking with it. >> Nivex Rear >> <https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/derailleurs/nivex-rear-derailleur/> >> [image: Oregon-Outback-RH_Nivex-600x387.jpeg] >> >> For a custom Rivendell, it might make for a very sweet build. If my ship >> comes in I'd be tempted to spring for one, but I'll hold out until I see >> the new Riv rear derailer. >> >> Marty >> > -- 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/9140d56e-3122-4d95-a290-4bb19fc5f3c9n%40googlegroups.com.
