Originally Posted by
randyjawa
The OP could not be more wrong, in my opinion! To that add the fact is that they are no longer produced and that is saying something also.
Yes, they work just fine but the failure rate is very high and can be catastrophic when failure does occur. Wait until one feeds itself into the rings, damaging both the useless derailleur and the ring set.......
Randy - I don't think anyone here - including the OP, would contest the fact that the fronts are crap. I think that some of us are saying that the rears are pretty decent derailleurs.
The main issue with the rear derailleurs is those darned pulleys. Here is an example: The pulleys were "slightly" worn (but incredibly still operating) and the body, et al, was perfectly intact. . .
