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Old 10-31-17 | 05:15 AM
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Bonzo Banana
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From: Merry Old England

Bikes: Muddyfox Evolve 200, Bicycles4u Paris Explorer, Raleigh Twenty Stowaway, Bickerton California, Saracen Xile, Kona Hoss Deluxe, Vertigo Carnaby, Exodus Havoc, Kona Lanai, Revolution Cuillin Sport, Dawes Kingpin, Bickerton, NSU & Elswick Cosmopolitan

Surely better to have a good quality Shimano derailleur anyway. I think the Neos derailleurs were/are made by suntour/sunrace which are generally quite low end derailleurs. I understand there may be specific advantages to the Neos design with regard folding bikes but I'd take a higher quality Shimano or Sram unit any day especially the Tiagra shown above. It's rare to see a sunrace derailleur in the UK but if you do it tends to be on budget bikes. Btwin have it on their budget folding bike but a basic Shimano tourney on their higher priced model. I think I also saw one on a toys r us bike. Same as below. It's actually surprisingly hard to find suntour/sunrace derailleurs in the uk despite their shocks and chainsets being common. Whether that is quality related or just consumer resistance is debatable. Visually they don't inspire though.

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