After reading this again I realize I am coming off as a shill for Nashbar, sorry not my intent. I'd rather buy from RWB and I am glad they are including a "econo" derailleur option.
On Oct 20, 9:09 pm, RoadieRyan <ryansub...@gmail.com> wrote: > Grant appears to be using their Mountain RD which is 8/9, which > Nashbar stocks too. Nashbar also sells a Microshift 10 speed road > group with an RD per their site > > "The Nashbar 10 speed short cage rear derailleur has a total teeth > capacity of 29T and a max rear sprocket size of 27T. 2:1 pull ratio is > compatible with Shimano 10 speed components" > > Since friction doesn't really care a 10 speed RD would work fine if > you didn't mind being restricted to 27 or 28 teeth on your Cassette/ > FW. At $35, or $28 after their 20% off coupon, not a bad deal. > > I am mostly excited about the prospect of A) another option for bar > end shifters and B) that it is possible to use a right (front) shifter > on the Left (rear) in friction mode! never thought of that but its > good to know. > > Ryan > > On Oct 20, 2:52 pm, cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I see this as a reaction against the big players (Shim, Camp, and > > Sram). I believe there was a posting on the site that said it wouldnt > > be too long before everything was 10 speed and 10 speed doesnt play > > well with others. I think going to a smaller company who is looking to > > be a player and working with them BEFORE we are all trolling 'bay like > > addicts for 5- 9 speed components is very smart. Hopefully this will > > create a nice market for market for Microshift who will invest in > > their products. Seems like this approach has worked well with > > components-- brakes come to mind. > > > Cheers! > > cm -- 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.
