What bike stuff do you hate?

We've all done it - made a rash decision, not thought things through or just grabbed it because it was cheap. Even when you do your homework you can end up with a duff purchase. Be it a whole bike or components, clothing or accessories, there must be things you have bought and regretted.
Fot me it's the Lidl padded shorts - 5 mins in on the first ride and they've ridden up so far I feel like I'm wearing a thong! Straight in the bin when I got home and a waste of 6 quid, thankfully not much.
So what duff stuff have you guys bought in the past?
Fot me it's the Lidl padded shorts - 5 mins in on the first ride and they've ridden up so far I feel like I'm wearing a thong! Straight in the bin when I got home and a waste of 6 quid, thankfully not much.
So what duff stuff have you guys bought in the past?
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For example i bought a £40 set of halogen lights then about a month later i bought a new fenix led torch which was much better so that was quite honestly a waste of £40.
David
I'll also second you on the cheap shorts, not worth it.
I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result
Don't tell any other 5 owners
I don't hate the 5 tho.
Bighit , 5 , BFe
I believe in only 2 things in life.
1) Drink is not my friend
2) D-Locking cnuts
Especialy when I see some one going offroad with them.
Actually, 29er haters who've never ridden one but have opinions on how they ride. :evil:
Whadda ya mean I dont believe in god?
I talk to him everyday....
Like Crank Bros £320 pedals.
Usually do my research so rarely make purchasing errors for our bikes.
And I have to admit I bought some Control tech Carbon/Ti QR skewers, £65 for a bit of bling I thought was well spent, well, they hold the wheel on.
Do they pedal themself? Do they shoot oil if some one is chacing you?
Titanium everywhere and light as a feather, however, the reviews report them as breaking down and getting very loose after a year :shock: I'm not impressed with any Crank Bros stuff - wouldn't say hate it but I'd never buy it as they seem to be a case of form over function. Recent re-review of their £700 Cobalt wheels in MBR magazine downgraded them to a score of 3 out of 7 because the hubs break down :roll:
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http://cjwoods.com/london2paris
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Plus, paying £320 to save 158 grams is the same weight saved/cost ratio as buying an expensive new wheelset or something.
Yes but the Time and Look pedals are nearly the same weight but a lot lot cheaper.
Also XTRs work and last well - handy when MTBing.
You can save 150ish grams by putting less water in your bottle or by eating one less bacon sarnie!
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Yours is probably as light as is sensible cjw - much lighter and I reckon it would suffer.
My Stumpy is pretty light (24ish lbs) but I know I can crash/fall off/jump/ride over rocks/etc without it breaking - which to me is what mountain bikes are meant to do.
Still amuses me when non MTBers/bike riders pick it up and are gobsmacked at the lack of weght...
Another example is buying decent allen keys, I had a bit of a rounded bolt that a cheap key just span in - tried a park key and it shifted the bolt with no trouble at all.
My Trials bike has still not been built let alone used.
Same for my Rocky Mountain.
I just love the Mongoose too much. Yes. Really.
I should have realised how bad they were when the guy in the shop referred to them as 'horse censored '.
Grim.
the plastic odi lock-on end caps, they fall off and get lost on trails and the snap on end caps snap right out again, both useless. best to get the proper alloy end caps.
cheap bolts that rust at the first hint of moisture, stainless? err no you're not! get off my bike!
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Also FSA PowerPro cranks. What the hell was I thinking spending that little on a pair of cranks. I quickly learnt and bought a set of Race Face North Shores that have lasted me just over 4 years now.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=11294
for those who cant see it (because my links never work!
That is rediculous.... it's also 2g HEAVIER than my KCNC chain that cost £39 :shock:
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Bighit , 5 , BFe
And I hate centerlock rotors (cause it's stupid and shimano sells them cheaper than regular ones, even if it costs more to produce, just so they can have their own standard)
and I hate the new 15mm axle front hubs(regular 10mm ones are ok for xc and 20mm ones are great if you need the extra stifness. You can even get the 20mm Maxle version wich is QR, so what's the point of having 15mm ones?)
And I hate singlespeed bikes:
1-without sliding dropouts( if you must have a chain tensioner it will ruin the whole purpose of singlespeed wich was to keep it simple and not having stuff holding the chain)
2-without a specific singlespeed hub(conversion kits for convencional cassette hubs suck because they add a bunch of stupid parts and you still end up with a hub that is not dishless laced)
Had to get it off my chest!
Bighit , 5 , BFe