Originally Posted by
balindamood
Look at any SRAM 5.0 or less derailler made in the last 5 years, or even some of the lower end (big box-level) Shimano's. Plastic. SunRace used to be on alot of the Big Box stuff, but has seemed to move up in class a bit, and now it is all Chinese or Shimano.
As usual, the French were ahead of their time.
Just compared my sram x4 with the sunrace.. x4 is much sturdier and has a lot more metal to boot!