Grant just posted a follow up post with the installation of the aforementioned Microshift "groupo" on his Hilsen. They look nice from afar... the key question as Jim mentions... will they still work good a couple of years down the road/trail. Like everything testing and use will tell us more about their potential longevity. http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/298
~Mike~ On Oct 20, 11:14 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 10/19/10 8:26 AM, Peter Pesce at petepe...@gmail.com 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 > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
