look at this crap from shimano • more complex and ugly

[vespasianus]

Originally Posted by redir

Increased ground clearance sounds like a wonderful idea to me. I only ride my MTB a few times a year, mostly just sign up for local races, and STILL in the few times I ride I manage to blow an RD up hitting something on the ground.

Yup, the shadow rear derailleur was a big improvement. Used to kill one every 18-24 months, before shadow.

Not sure why people are so triggered by this.

[redir]

Originally Posted by vespasianus

Yup, the shadow rear derailleur was a big improvement. Used to kill one every 18-24 months, before shadow.

Not sure why people are so triggered by this.

I had to look that up, makes perfect sense!