Apart from the Genius these are perhaps better described as bikes I didn’t get on with rather than hate.
Lapierre Zesty – As with one of the first posters I had issue with the seat angle putting me to far back making steep climbs a pain. Fast going down at trail centres, didn’t like tight twisty stuff. Several warranty issues culminating in getting at 2011 version which wasn’t any better performance wise.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/6wpX6N]Lapierre Afan[/url] by Cheers Drive, on Flickr
Dialled PA – Unresponsive and harsh, OK at trail centres but boring in the woods.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/5XVQ4o]PA on snowy trail[/url] by Cheers Drive, on Flickr
Croix De Fer – Actually not too bad in the woods but on the road it was wooden and unresponsive. Looked lovely though.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/dTvEJY]Untitled[/url] by Cheers Drive, on Flickr
But the worse one was definitely a 2004 Scott Genius, that will teach me for buying a WMB bike of the rear. Unresponsive suspension, stupid seat angle, bearings that last a few months, propriety shock that never gave up it’s travel and often broke. So bad that I haven’t even got a photo of it.