I imagine this works well, but boy does it look chintzy compared to my '90s Ultegra.
On Monday, June 4, 2012 7:45:40 PM UTC-5, Garth wrote: > > Here 'ya go . I've used on of these for a few years . It's a modern > Silver RD. They still have them in stock . . .lol. > > http://www.jensonusa.com/!xFzOUiKZz4ZvnT31UVLKxg!/Shimano-LX-M581-Rear-Derailleur > > Frankly .. the older Shimanos I prefer , like from the 80/90's. They've > lightened the spring action to make indexed shifting easier, but for > friction, I find the lighter spring action a bit* too* easy. The older > RD's rock solid held a gear very easily. The newer ones you gotta be more > precise or it can hop to another gear. Oh well . .. one's "progress" is > anothers "decline" . .lol ;-) > > > > On Saturday, June 2, 2012 10:21:45 PM UTC-4, Scot Brooks wrote: >> >> As my new bicycle is taking shape, I'm painfully aware all-over-again >> that there are very few rear derailers being made in silver these days that >> will accomodate my 12-36t cassette. Other than the euro LX sold through >> Riv, is there anything that comes in a plain silver finish? I don't like >> the look of the black or the silver/black Deore, though it's reliable, >> easily found, and economical. I've given up on a used one, since rear >> derailers tend to suffer quite a lot of cosmetic degradation before being >> offered for sale, generally speaking. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/P3OOKcQA1WsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
