I auditioned several RD's on my Peugeot and this Sachs was the winner. It's an inexpensive model with some steel parts, including the cage. A Suntour VGT Luxe was a close second, but shifting wasn't quite as crisp. The Sachs looks an awful lot like a Shimano copy. It's too modern for the bike. I hated the NR with Rally cage. I ended up using a late 1st generation Rally. It may be kind of crappy, but I always thought they looked cool. The bike is pretty much a wall hanger anyway. I will use the Sachs if I ever build a bike for long distance touring.