>>1999170because it works and costs fuckall if you know what to look for and are not shit for brains as it comes to maintaining your bike, look at my setup, shimano altus derailleur i got for like 15 bucks (im seriously surprised at how well it works), a shimano freewheel casette i had for like 8 years now (works perfectly fine) and the last one got badly damaged from neglect i dont really remember how much was it or what is it but its 8 speed so whatever and the wheel bearing is this NSBIKES one that is refusing to give up for like 10 years despite me not servicing it. i love my chain tensioner, i give zero fucks about the chain falling off because im 100% sure it won't fall off if the derailleur is properly adjusted, if the derailleur fails the front chainring can chip a tooth and the chain gets jammed in the chain tensioner, it happened a few times when i was neglecting my bike and it was nasty. the only thing i spent a lot of money on was the shimano ZEE crank because i used some other shimano cranks that were 20 bucks with an adapter but after buying and breaking two i decided i need something proper that actually fits my frame. a lot of people seethe at derailleurs with freewheels because they have to experience a pre-made bike with bog standard derailleurs that constantly fail from neglect and improper installation and adjustment, even then i am sure all of the off-shelf bikes use the cheapest possible parts because of how oversatured the market for them is.
