I hope there's an exhibit on the first generation ten-speed dura ace group set, which was a legitimate jump ahead in capability and precision when it was introduced in 2004. Everything since then has been refining some of the same.
I think Shimano become famed with "self-centering" derailleur some 50 years ago?Before that you had to watch gears all the time.I remember tinkering with my Ukrainian gears to make them more loose in "Shimano style".<a href="https://uk-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4?_x_tr_sl=uk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc" rel="nofollow">https://uk-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1...
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Before that you had to watch gears all the time.
I remember tinkering with my Ukrainian gears to make them more loose in "Shimano style".
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