Maybe that's because the only ones made in the last forty years have been badly made and dedicated to cheap bikes, made of cheese, etc...
I came across older ones that were nice / worked well, accurately made, fairly easy to put together and adjust... But today, apart from the Brompton Pentaclip, I agree it's all crap. Maybe the one in the (mega low res picture) is more special than it look?
Maybe that's because the only ones made in the last forty years have been badly made and dedicated to cheap bikes, made of cheese, etc...
I came across older ones that were nice / worked well, accurately made, fairly easy to put together and adjust... But today, apart from the Brompton Pentaclip, I agree it's all crap. Maybe the one in the (mega low res picture) is more special than it look?