As you may have seen in the other thread we've been having a few Shimano issues with his rear mech. The clutch is stiff and even after stripping and rebuilding it all, i wouldn't go as far as to say i'm ecstatic with it. We've seen these issues on SRAM over the years as well, so it's not just a Shimano thing, but our bikes (like some others @MingtheMerciless ) get used it ALL conditions, often, over winter, mud, rain, slop, everything. So wear and tear is part of the game.
My debate for today is whether to fit the new SRAM GX 12 speed onto his bike or mine. I've always preferred SRAM over Shimano personally, just the way it clicks and responds is nicer. There's also the lock for the mech to remove the wheels etc..
But the Shimano on mine works lovely actually... so i don't necessarily NEED to whip it off...
First world problems of course
but I did have an MTB in the 80s and was astonished by a) the number of gears and b) the indexing system that made changing easy peasy, so I suppose I'm not a total fogey. No idea what make the gears were though).
