Originally Posted by
maddog34
Get a Shimano Altus RD-M 310 instead. under $15 from Walmart, among Thousands of other outlets. i run one of these on a hardtail MTB i abuse frequently... i call them my "problem solver derailleur"...it works great where other derailleurs won't. and they work brilliantly with the SL-M310 or M315 shifters. I install many of them in that combo as upgrades to Formerly Shimano Tourney equipped low end MTBs.
Thanks for the infos. I currently use a
Claris RD-R2000 with a 7s 11-28T cassette. Besides being a bit fussy when downshifting (eg. from gear 5 to 4), it's a bit low to the ground on a 20" wheel — the low roller already got stuck with a branch while riding off-road, hence my looking at that short cage derailleur from Microshift I saw mentioned somewhere.
I'll get an
Altus RD-M310 and see how it goes.
