Actually, this all started with my "winning" a FS on ebay for $240 + 35 shipping. So, $275 v. $700 for the Swift was an easy choice. I only wish the story had ended there. During the auction week, however, I read the 61 p DT thread and was sorry I hadn't just ordered an improved '08 or a Swift. The more you know, the more you spend.

Then, Yan emailed that he didn't have the black bike I bid on. He offered to sub or refund and when I accepted a refund, darn if he didn't find a black one after all. The handling of this bummed me out from the get-go. And by then of course, I'd read the many posts re Yan and private Ebay auctions.

In the end I paid the difference for an '08, and the SA hub was only another $30. So many folks had complained about knocking the der. hanger out of line that I thought I might as well avoid that altogether. [Attention: This comment was directed at der. hangers in general, and NOT at the DT hanger in particular, degrees of bentness from true/shifting action being subjective and all.]

Finally, I have edited out my most offensive remarks in above posts, while leaving my original post intact, and regret my participation in what has become an embarrasing thread in a public forum. I think it's important to believe in something. I believe in two things: I believe I can write clearly enough for most folks, and I believe I'll have a beer.