Shimano Acera M360 7 and 8-Speed Rear Derailleur with SmartCage, Black

Good for the money, but still an entry level component Had one of these, or very similar, on my hard tail mountain bike. Went through some super sticky mud which was followed by gravel. Net result…gravel stuck to mud, jammed the chain, and pulled the derailleur into the rear wheel spokes. The derailleur was destroyed and I bought this as a replacement. It was easy to install and align. Ridden the bike many time with this derailleur and am mostly happy.Here’s why it doesn’t get five stars. It’s a bit clunky when shifting and…

Great derailleur at this price point I had bought this for a project where I was restoring an older Trek Navigator and the existing SRAM derailleur was not in the best shape as well as being SRAM’s ESP where I wanted to be able to use Shimano shifters. I purchased this for that, but ended up not using it. Instead I threw it on a new Windsor bike I just bought for the wife that had a Shimano XT Tourney derailleur or some crap like that. This derailleur (for it’s price point, mind you) shifts crisp and clean, offers a reasonable…

Awesome Derailleur Highly Recommend! Excellent Derailleur, Acera was a perfect match to the old SRAM rear Derailleur I previously had. I did originally purchase an Altus which I was told would work just fine, but for my bike was way too short in terms of the cage length. While this is a lower end Shimano product/component, I’m hoping this will last me a while. While reviews are mixed because one reviewer got a used one and it ended up breaking and wasn’t so great of quality of a product. Well, I bought Mine used too, but have had…