Originally Posted by
Captain Blight
I've seen literally hundreds of Simplex RDs in the past two years at the bike shop, and I think I've only seen one with a broken body. The pulleys, of course, do chip and break; but when they're complete the work very nicely. I've never tried to replace them, but surely there's another brand with tougher plastic that would fit and work.
Hmmm...
Apart from the pulleys, the evidence is mounting that Simplex RD's rarely break, and so it seems they are better than is generally acknowledged.