People can see derailleurs. They hardly see the small fonts on a shifter hidden underneath a brake lever. For most buyers, the brands they see matters very much to them as it seems to translate to value for money.
And btw, there are very few experienced riders that I know of which actually know that shifters, and not derailleurs, make the shifting feel more crisp.
July 25, 2019, 11:55 p.m. - Kent Saga
People can see derailleurs. They hardly see the small fonts on a shifter hidden underneath a brake lever. For most buyers, the brands they see matters very much to them as it seems to translate to value for money. And btw, there are very few experienced riders that I know of which actually know that shifters, and not derailleurs, make the shifting feel more crisp.