Oops, were we supposed to see that?

[Bruce K]

Coukdn’t See a cable in the TV shot.

Maybe it’s the focus/vibration.

BK

[dddd]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

I don't see the advantage of a low profile derailleur on a road bike. On an MTB, sure, it's less likely to get snagged by something on the trail, but on a road bike?

On the other hand, I do see a few other features of these derailleurs that are independent of the low profile design: Specifically, they have their B pivot offset to the rear, and they have a clutch mechanism, both of which improve performance with wide range cassettes.

From the picture, it appears that the QR nut protrudes well past the entire Shadow derailer, so a crashed road bike would seem to be more resistant to suffering a bent hanger.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by dddd

From the picture, it appears that the QR nut protrudes well past the entire Shadow derailer, so a crashed road bike would seem to be more resistant to suffering a bent hanger.

I suppose it helps a bit, but since the entire derailleur is still hanging below (outside the rear triangle), it is still very possible to bend the hanger, for example when the rear wheel is removed for transport (or even if the bike just falls over, if it lands right).

[dton]

There's definitely a wire, first angle didn't show it.

[David Tollefson]

Originally Posted by dton

There's definitely a wire, first angle didn't show it.

What a let-down.