My point in the post is simply that riders still regularly break rear derailleurs. They broke them regularly when I worked in a shop twenty years ago and they break them regularly now.
Are the materials and manufacturing better? Much.
Riders are also on average moving much faster and the derailleurs sit much closer to the ground. The derailleur hangers themselves aren't designed to fail like they were in the heady days of freeride - the stiffer hangers now of course also improve shifting.
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My point in the article is that regardless of the odds, rear derailleurs break. Choose to run a drivetrain based on the fact that you may break your derailleur on any given ride.
AXS is awesome, but it's not necessary.
Sept. 24, 2021, 5:31 p.m. - Andrew Major
My point in the post is simply that riders still regularly break rear derailleurs. They broke them regularly when I worked in a shop twenty years ago and they break them regularly now. Are the materials and manufacturing better? Much. Riders are also on average moving much faster and the derailleurs sit much closer to the ground. The derailleur hangers themselves aren't designed to fail like they were in the heady days of freeride - the stiffer hangers now of course also improve shifting. \-\-\- My point in the article is that regardless of the odds, rear derailleurs break. Choose to run a drivetrain based on the fact that you may break your derailleur on any given ride. AXS is awesome, but it's not necessary.