Hi all,
I have a question about the rear derailleur on a Cannondale Quick-1 hybrid bike. Mine broke today. It was a Shimano 105 rear derailleur. My bike shop is recommending a Shimano "M66" replacement. I'm having a hard time finding a listing on this rear derailleur to research it. I don't want to go backwards in quality and wondering if this part will be as good of quality as the original, or are they just trying to clear out a cheap part that is not as good from their inventory. The closest product number I can find for "M66" indicates it might be from the Shimano SLX series, but not sure. If so, that is a mountain bike rear derailleur, which raises questions .(at least in my mind) about putting a MTB derailleur on a hybrid that is much closer in design and use to a road bike than MTB.
The bike is only ridden on smooth pavement...no rough stuff or off-road/trails. The 105 rear derailleur was extremely smooth-shifting and trouble-free/easy to adjust. Will this M66 derailleur measure up quality-wise or should I insist on getting the original part replaced with identical parts?
Thanks,
Wade
I have a question about the rear derailleur on a Cannondale Quick-1 hybrid bike. Mine broke today. It was a Shimano 105 rear derailleur. My bike shop is recommending a Shimano "M66" replacement. I'm having a hard time finding a listing on this rear derailleur to research it. I don't want to go backwards in quality and wondering if this part will be as good of quality as the original, or are they just trying to clear out a cheap part that is not as good from their inventory. The closest product number I can find for "M66" indicates it might be from the Shimano SLX series, but not sure. If so, that is a mountain bike rear derailleur, which raises questions .(at least in my mind) about putting a MTB derailleur on a hybrid that is much closer in design and use to a road bike than MTB.
The bike is only ridden on smooth pavement...no rough stuff or off-road/trails. The 105 rear derailleur was extremely smooth-shifting and trouble-free/easy to adjust. Will this M66 derailleur measure up quality-wise or should I insist on getting the original part replaced with identical parts?
Thanks,
Wade