Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
That doesn't make any sense to me.
I suspect is has to do with Campagnolo "rolling their own" re: bearing retainers vice using a more standard ball bearing retainer design, followed by Shimano copying Campagnolo's design for whatever reason.
Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
Another great reason to use 11 loose balls.
To each his/her own. I prefer not to step on that one missing loose 1/4" ball bearing that got away from me and either (1) bruise a bare heel, or (2) end up on the floor because my shoe lost traction and I fell.
An 11-ball retainer of either type helps prevent both of these. And once you know there are two different designs, IMO the proper orientation for either type of retainer is easy to keep straight.
