Originally Posted by
Trevor98
Shimano pulled two brilliant marketing coups a number of years ago: first they began selling cheap but reliable groups on every level of bike.
Well, my and my wife's late 1990's era Trek mountain bikes came with Shimano LX and STX-RC components. The shifters on both bikes broke the second year, both within months of each other. These were not heavily used bikes. Turns out you can't repair Shimano, so you have to buy new replacements. That's when I decided Shimano wasn't for me.