Originally Posted by
noglider
I had a first generation Rally which I loved, because it was beautiful. It didn't work all that well. My daughter shifted it into her spokes, and the derailleur broke at the knuckle. I'm told this derailleur was vulnerable to this kind of break. I was a bit heart-broken. I still have it, in pieces.
I did that with an NR.
But truthfully, any derailleur you send into the spokes if fairly apt to break at the knuckle.
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