If you look closely at the castings and the finish, it's incredibly well made. The individual pieces are like works of mechanical art. The only piece that's not super nice is the chain guide (not that it's not nice but the cast pieces are so much nicer...). Considering how functional (the tolerances in the moving joints is phenomenal... everything moves/pivots with nearly zero slop...), reliable and durable this is, it's a pretty much the highest level of mechanical engineering achievement, for the masses... |