MicroNew Shifters & Derailleurs
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MicroNew Shifters & Derailleurs
Anyone tried MicroNew components?
Looks like a potential replacement for older hard to find shifting components.
Looks like a potential replacement for older hard to find shifting components.
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I have NOT used any MicroNew components, but my wife's road bike (3x9) currently has a Microshift front derailleur and it works just fine. From what I have read, they are not the same company- Micronew is made in China and Microshift is made in Taiwan.
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Just the front derailleur? Not the shifter?
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MicroNEW is a knockoff of MicroSHIFT, and the components are of inferior quality. DO NOT be persuaded by the lower price point.
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https://www.microshift.com/faqs/ (see the question regarding MicroNew and Microshift being the same)
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-m...-micronew.html (see comments to 2nd linked article)
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Thanks for letting me know BEFORE I did a search for MicroNew.
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I have Microshift Centos 11 shifters on my 730 Multitrack and I am happy with performance for the price. Not quite as nice as the Shimano equiv. but half the cost and 95% of the functionality.
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Don't know anything about their other products, but I have a Micronew 10-speed brake/shifter pair on my main road bike. I got tired of trying to coax the original Ultegra set to shift reliably and didn't feel like going through the elaborate degreasing procedure, which I've read doesn't always solve the shifting problems.
I prefer the Micronew shifting action to the Ultegra by a wide margin. Very positive-feeling shift, with a fairly loud click. The mechanism is very simple and robust-looking compared to the Ultegra no-user-serviceable-parts-inside construction, which would probably require the skills of a watchmaker to fix.
It's possible that some of their other components aren't as good as these shifters, but there's no reason to believe their Chinese origin means they're inherently inferior to Taiwan-made components. Many Taiwan-based companies have their components manufactured in China these days.
I prefer the Micronew shifting action to the Ultegra by a wide margin. Very positive-feeling shift, with a fairly loud click. The mechanism is very simple and robust-looking compared to the Ultegra no-user-serviceable-parts-inside construction, which would probably require the skills of a watchmaker to fix.
It's possible that some of their other components aren't as good as these shifters, but there's no reason to believe their Chinese origin means they're inherently inferior to Taiwan-made components. Many Taiwan-based companies have their components manufactured in China these days.
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Thanks for letting me know BEFORE I did a search for MicroNew.
When I last checked a couple of months ago, I couldn't find what I wanted in Microshift in stock. It was Micronew or Tourney or stick with what I had. YMMV, but unexpected contraints can obstruct anyone who wants to buy Microshift.
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FWIW, I have a Microshift 1X9 Advent on a gravel bike. Works perfectly even though it's lower-end Microshift. I greatly prefer the shifting ergonomics of Microshift to Shimano, although my first choice is Sram, but barely, now that I've tried Microshift.