The Sunset of Suntour
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And now, they're almost irrelevant. But, to turn a phrase, "Who cares, they did it to themselves?"
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To clarify, my comments are meant in a historical context, as in, even when it was going on I did not care that much about it. I used to have some of the products but reverted to Nuovo Record a long time ago.
These days, Suntour only interests me because they are C&V. I still have a Suntour Cyclone rear derailleur in my parts box. I also have a 1st gen Dura Ace brake set but the Shimano Crane derailleurs are long gone.
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In 1951, a series of Japan versus U.S. bicycle races were held in Japan. French racing bicycles
with Simplex derailleurs were brought to Japan for the races.
with Simplex derailleurs were brought to Japan for the races.
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this year Astana has had multiple component issues. Cavendish having trouble holding a cog this tour and one other GC blow.
which leads to a commentary of pay to play.
at one time Campagnolo did not have to do much to be used by the pros. The pockets of Shimano and SRAM are I would think much deeper to pay to be used. Takes more than tech support and free goods.
too bad that Campagnolo is not more used, sad that the Colnago Supplied tour bikes no longer use Campagnolo, but Ernesto sold out, all for the bean counters now. Historical alliances mean little.
Gone are the wheel changes, now it is just swap bikes- so much for through axle serviceability and disc alignment.
Waiting for a microshift supplied team, only a matter of time.
maybe after a fiend hacks into a bike and the rider loses control of shifting, the return of cable shift. Analog to the rescue.
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