Is this pic of the FD-9070 a lie?
04-21-21, 03:29 AM
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Is this pic of the FD-9070 a lie?
That's an optimistic pre-production render, right, not some little-known revision that halved the size of the servo... the rivet in the cage is different too.
Was shopping for one of these, and I was like, wait a minute...
https://revolutioncycle.com/show/shi...nt-derailleur/
That's not a real thing. Picture doesn't match the product.
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04-21-21, 06:37 AM
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The first picture is missing things that are in the second.
I don't think the first picture is real.
Shimano wouldn't use the same number for those two things (which are clearly not the same).
I don't think the first picture is real.
Shimano wouldn't use the same number for those two things (which are clearly not the same).
04-22-21, 01:56 AM
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The ad I linked to claims it's a FD-9070 for sale.
It looks more like a FD-9070 than any other FD... I say it's clearly a version of the Di2 FD belonging to the 9000 group, either an early CGI mock-up or a later revision, but it's not a revision since the FD-R9150 is pretty much the same size as the FD-9050.
So the pic is a digital mirage, and selling FD-9070s with it is dodgy business.
Someone might go, oh hey, there's a smaller version! I'll cough up $600 instead of $400 for that! Wonder how many have been sucked in...
Or, just maybe, since it's Dura-Ace, Shimano might've bust a gut to miniaturise it, but that was too exxy for even Dura-Ace. If so, I would actually be pretty damn tempted, even though I already bought one...
But nah, the ad doesn't call it a 9071 and make a big deal about it. The pic is a lie!
It looks more like a FD-9070 than any other FD... I say it's clearly a version of the Di2 FD belonging to the 9000 group, either an early CGI mock-up or a later revision, but it's not a revision since the FD-R9150 is pretty much the same size as the FD-9050.
So the pic is a digital mirage, and selling FD-9070s with it is dodgy business.
Someone might go, oh hey, there's a smaller version! I'll cough up $600 instead of $400 for that! Wonder how many have been sucked in...
Or, just maybe, since it's Dura-Ace, Shimano might've bust a gut to miniaturise it, but that was too exxy for even Dura-Ace. If so, I would actually be pretty damn tempted, even though I already bought one...
But nah, the ad doesn't call it a 9071 and make a big deal about it. The pic is a lie!
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Half-step triple, using double gear ~~~ 6400 STI rebuild walkthrough ~~~ Want 8/9/10s @126mm OLD? OCR. ~~~ Shimano cassette body overhaul ~~~ Ergopower Escape wear repair ~~~ PSA: drivetrain wear
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