Originally Posted by
Joe Remi
I won't miss it, those things are real boat anchors. You can do better with a decent derailleur drivetrain.
I happen to prefer derailer drivetrains as well; but the SRAM DDs were reliable and provided an excellent gear range without using a long cage rear derailer.
Originally Posted by
edelay
That's too bad. Gosh at 100,000 units of sales per year, the supply chain isn't interested in producing parts. That still a large niche. I guess these companies like SRAM can't afford or aren't interested in producing their own sub components.
I found that surprising that someone couldn't continue production given that the tooling was already in place.