Originally Posted by
lostarchitect
Ha, yeah, that's why they were on almost every high end to mid range bike until the 80's?
Two things:
1. When were the 80s? 35 years ago. Do you wear fluorescent coloured windbreakers now?
2. I would argue that most OEM equipment is a cost-conscious decision for the manufacturer. Meaning that anything on a mid-range bike is a cost-compromise. Especially components that aren't part of a
gruppo.
It's not that I don't think they're high-quality, I just think that most people won't get 25+ years out of them to justify the cost. This is one of my reasons that I'm doing the BSO test, I want to set an inexpensive threshold for reasonable quality.