YEs Suntour is good i was talking with my dad about his riding days in the early 80s..i dunno why he gave it up..he would do centurys every other week or so, had pics of his old Raleigh with toe clips with him on it in a tour with marine corps jersey lol..he say's he is pretty sure he had suntour parts, with shimano..and he rode that bike from 76 to 83 and sold it, never broke down on him..ran wd-40 on chains. old school stuff is probably better then todays bikes