Originally Posted by
Ridefreemc
Yeah the idea of them sounds cool and they look all neat and compact, but I just go back to the tried and true derailleur system. I have well over 100,000 miles on my various bikes (total) and don't ever remember an issue with any of them.
I will say I've asploded one rear derailleur - I think it was original on my 88 Bianchi Strada, did some sort of weird shearing at the pivot pin this past summer. Had to ride to the transitway loose chain and throw the bike on the front of the bus.