Originally Posted by
rhurbarb
Yes, I am not convinced what you buy online is not always the same as the shops. I just checked my arm and it has the size stamped on it 172.5. Thanks
It is not. Shimano specifically does not allow third party sales so while you could potentially get what might have been something from a Shimano factory at one point it won't be supported by Shimano and you might also easily get a fake or a knockoff which is quite common these days even down to Microshift stuff being faked anything someone can make a fake off they will do it so look to authorized dealers and you are less likely to have issues.