Hi all,
Here I am finally riding regularly and of course that leads me to thinking about better components, getting a road bike as well as my current MTB..... you know, typical male "I want better stuff" mentality.
Currently I'm trying to understand derauliers and the different "models" shimano and Campy put out. As far as I can figure, the higher the price the lighter the parts. Obviously this make a difference in racing but I'm not really in a racing form (and do not anticipate being in one for quite some time ). So what else am I missing here? For example, what might be important for me to consider when comparing a Shimano TY-23 and a shimano SIS (I used these examples as my wife and I are considering buying a tandem and these are some the the differences between 2 models we are considering).
Thanks for any insight. I'm getting quite bogged down in all the techspeak and not finding any real answers from bike shops or the shimano corp site.
Here I am finally riding regularly and of course that leads me to thinking about better components, getting a road bike as well as my current MTB..... you know, typical male "I want better stuff" mentality.
Currently I'm trying to understand derauliers and the different "models" shimano and Campy put out. As far as I can figure, the higher the price the lighter the parts. Obviously this make a difference in racing but I'm not really in a racing form (and do not anticipate being in one for quite some time ). So what else am I missing here? For example, what might be important for me to consider when comparing a Shimano TY-23 and a shimano SIS (I used these examples as my wife and I are considering buying a tandem and these are some the the differences between 2 models we are considering).
Thanks for any insight. I'm getting quite bogged down in all the techspeak and not finding any real answers from bike shops or the shimano corp site.