Originally Posted by
lesscan
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With all the different bikes and components out there, how do you know what is good and what is crap?
Is there some sort of component rating system that tells you A is better than B but not as good as C?
Is there a list that ranks components from 1 to 10? Components like cassettes, levers, derailleurs, etc . . .
Define "good."
Define "crap."
Define "better."
Define "not as good as."
After that, it gets easy.