Originally Posted by
eschlwc
how many bikes has the golden boy had with arabesque?
one bike is not a decent sample size to be so outspoken about it.
i've only had two. both worked great. loved the dt shifters on brazed-on bosses especially.
my only beef with the rd is it's difficult to fully overhaul.
How'd I get singled out for this?
True, my experience isn't deep. However, my experience is exactly in line with a majority of opinions of the reputation of these components- right down to the hubs being decent. You can go over these responses in this thread- poll up the negative responses and compare them to the positive responses. There's around a 2 to 1 "negative" to "not-negative" response ratio.
Now- you had a problem with Cyclone... why did you get another Cyclone to replace it if it was so bad? Does it have anything to do with the reputation of Suntour Cyclone stuff?
I think if I'd have realized that the positive reputation about Arabesque components was more about the aesthetic rather than the function- I don't think I would have kept the stuff on my bike anywhere near as long as I did.