Suntour History and Road Derailleur Rankings

The history of Suntour goes all the way back to 1912 with Maeda Iron Works Company.  They began by manufacturing freewheels and sprockets.  It was in the 1950s that they began to make derailleurs.  In 1964 Suntour invented the slant-parallelogram rear derailleur.  This gave them what most believe was the easiest shifting derailleurs.  It allowedContinue reading “Suntour History and Road Derailleur Rankings”