Re: Why is Shimano so hated by some?

On 29 Nov 2003 02:50:57 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chalo) wrote:

>2)  Shimano make lots of  weak, breakage-prone, quick-wearing, and
>non-serviceable parts for the lowest possible cost, then proceed to
>charge just as much as the market will bear.

I used to think that Phil Wood hubs were really good, until I bought
some. In 1-2 years I had to send them back to the factory for
servicing. For orders of magnitude less I now use Ultegra hubs. They
don't get corroded even in winter salted streets conditions. They
easily go 2 years. The UN-72 BBs were pretty lame, but then so were
the Phil Woods. The Ultegra BBs are not quick-wearing. What wears
longer?