When did my taste in rear derailleurs get so 'niche'?

[All uphill]

We have a winner!

I'm very happy with my Sunrace rd. It suits my kind of bike - functional, tough and cheap and (I think) good-looking.

 

[fossyant]

Not-Shi**no is pretty close to the top of my list of importants.

You need educating ! Flippin Sunrace.... FFS.

 

[Drago]

I'm very happy with my Sunrace rd. It suits my kind of bike - functional, tough and cheap and (I think) good-looking.

How's that new Sunrace sponsorship deal working out?

 

[raleighnut]

If you can cite a non-ESP (1~1 pull ratio) example that ticks all the other boxes...

Dunno,one of my bikes came with a 7 speeed SRAM that's very basic and has been used on several project builds over the years to check out the bike before being replaced with a 'posher' Deore if the bike works out OK (a couple ain't been good) Still hanging up in my shed along with various other components although I used a bunch up building my Raleigh 'City' 3speed

 

[mickle]

 

[oldandslow]

Were there that many options in the 9-speed era, other than SRAm, Campag and Shimano?

 

[I like Skol]

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Let's face it, that is basically a Shimano rip-off. Take the branding off and you'd be hard pushed not to i.d as 90s/00s Shimano.

 

[raleighnut]

Were there that many options in the 9-speed era, other than SRAm, Campag and Shimano?

Shimano had 2 different ones, the original 9 speed 'Dura - Ace' and the later more common Ultegra/105 etc. (different cassette spacing)

 

[oldandslow]

Campag had two as well. Different pull ratios.