But if the other option is to offer only 9 or 10 speed, maybe going to a different brand will be necessary. While 9 speed derailers will work with older technology, unsure if 10 speed will do the same. Or 11 speed for that matter.
>From looking through the Microshift website, didn't see anything that appealed to my eyes. But that is my bias. Will probably grab some older, black, Shimano derailers for use in the future. Or, will swap one of the bikes over to a 2x10 wide range setup and see how that works. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Oct 19, 7:23 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I certainly wouldn't dispute Grant's observation that there are times > when we need to compromise for the sake of economy, but when you don't > have to, don't. > > This summer I converted my Ram to a CD with an 11-28 cassette and then > put the new Shimano 6700RD on there. It replaced a mid-range Centaur > & triple set up that shifted very well. But this derailer is > incredibly smooth and accurate. I'm glad I spent the money. > > Michael > > On Oct 18, 11:54 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Just read grant's new post about > > deraillers:http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/297 > > > And I did a little looking into the microshift deraillers. > > > And I found > > this:http://www.microshift.biz/pviewitem1.asp?sn=791&area=51&cat=184# > > > Now it's only funny to me or to others who might work in my field - > > but I used to help build the centos OS and the idea of having a centos > > derailler by microshift amuses me to no end. > > > other than that it's pretty good looking. > > > anyone actually used any of these yet? > > -sv- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.