Originally Posted by
positron
(pssst, Ill let you in on a secret: they all work the same and for years and years, spend your money on stuff that matters.)
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I'd have to agree. Even on the remote chance that they fail they don't typically render the bike unrideable leaving you stranded.
You can spend $30 or you can spend $300 and the difference is pretty much zero in the total touring experience. Once some pretty minimal standard of suitability has been met the same could be said of pretty much all of the components IMO.