Originally Posted by
prj71
Just because you had 2 bad experiences with a stick in a SRAM product does not mean SRAM is garbage. That is a false statement. That would be like me saying my Shimano XT derailleur is garbage because it got wrecked by a stick and I had to buy a new one.
The facts remains that you can break any brand of derailleur that gets a stick caught in it. SRAM, Shimano, Microshift, Box...doesn't matter.
It is not a false statement. It might be an unwarranted conclusion. Do you really not see the difference?
Also, he in fact used Box 11-speed (worked ok with 12-speed) until Shimano came out with SLX. Both did not break, vs. two SRAM derailleurs whose lifetime was each several weeks. It could be my interpretation/conclusion is wrong. A better measure of its veracity would be to look at the fraction of warranty claims for each. Box has a lifetime warranty, fwiw.