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Based on the Di2 XTR thread, and countless others that have just descended into 'I'll never use it' or 'it's all just marketing guff' or 'bloody manufactures forcing us to buy what they sell'
Can you think of a bit of (no 'it was the only option stuff, like 'pedals'') kit that hasn't had this?
Thoughts? Lock on grips?
Lock on grips?
Lots of folk prefer ESI or Renthal like ones instead.
Flite Ti saddles were my first thought. Everyone I know who tried one loved it.
Lock on grips?
Can't stand them.
Seriously.
Completely unnecessary, pointless toss. 🙂
You don't see many people opting for non-indexed gears, do you? (Among those who opt for more than one gear, obviously)
Completely unecessary, pointless toss.
And, what is more, they kill starving kittens in Africa. Or something like that. 😉 #isheback?
Bolt heads have gone rusty on mine so no, don't like them
In the '90's, purple.
Lock on grips?
i literally could not live without them.
literally.
threadless steerers?
Everything before the internet.
It's not bike technology that's the problem, it's people having a platform to winge.
Freewheels?
Pneumatic tyres, must have saved many a sore arse.
In the '90's, purple.
Nope. All about the blue ano for me BITD.
Pneumatic tyres, must have saved many a sore arse.
Yeah, but like, y'know, they go flat and everyfink, so what if you were thousands of miles from the nearest pump? 😉
The pneumatic tyre for first off, what a development after the bone shakers of yester year.
The freewheel hub is pretty cool.
The modern day gear derailleur works and is pretty universal.
EDIT: beaten to my first two points by others while I was thinking of things to say.
CaptainFlashheart - MemberCompletely unecessary, pointless toss.
And, what is more, they kill starving kittens in Africa. Or something like that. #isheback?
I wish I'd come up with the idea though.
A completely unnecessary solution to an easily solved problem.
However, in appealing to the vanity of the customer, plus enabling owners to feel that they are participating in the 'personalisation' of their bike, someone, somewhere has made a bloody fortune.
I bet when shimano introduced them there was a volley of "Completely unnecessary, pointless toss" from a bunch of roadies*.You don't see many people opting for non-indexed gears, do you?
nearly everyone who's ever swung a leg over my bike has complained about the seating, could be due to the expanse of seatpost and their shortness of leg or maybe just the angle I have it set at.
Flite Ti saddles were my first thought
*guessing mtbers getting their fillings rattled loose on rigid bikes were quite happy about it, could be wrong.
i think lock ons are wickid!
nothing worse than grips turning on your bars in the pissing rain coming down a rocky descent
Freewheels?
Freehubs, without the luddite campag lovers (lovers of prestige and history, not quality gears given the state of campag in the 80's), universally lauded. No more broken axles!
Totally agree about internet whinging. It is fun though.
650b
😉
I quite like them, in the past I've had grips that stay put and grips that are comfy haven't managed to get one that does both until lock on, I will admit they are heavy and expensive (comparatively). Not tried ESI yet tho, going to see what they are like.A completely unnecessary solution to an easily solved problem.
Normal Man - Member
650b
Chuckles.
What about helmets?*
*Blue touchpaper lit, retires to a safe distance.
SRAM 11 speed. I haven't met someone that's got it or used it that hasn't liked it.
Good hydraulic disc brakes
Disc Brakes. Even if you have a rigid unobtanium singlespeed... you still put discs on it.
The only people who disagree are fixie riders. As far as I can tell they're not even human and therefore their opinion is invalid.
threadless headsets
cartridge bearings?
nothing worse than grips [s]turning on your bars in the pissing rain coming down a rocky descent[/s] that haven't been fitted correctly
FTFY
The modern day gear derailleur works and is pretty universal.
"Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur?" he wanted fixed aswell.
Dropper posts that work? everyone that's got a use for them likes them. The only people that don't are people that just don't really drop their seat, so not really revelant.
D0NK - MemberI quite like them, in the past I've had grips that stay put and grips that are comfy haven't managed to get one that does both until lock on, I will admit they are heavy and expensive (comparatively). Not tried ESI yet tho, going to see what they are like.
Me too, need some new grips, might give them a go.
Do you know anywhere round here that does them?
I've used the Ritchey foam ones for years, they don't slip and they're very comfy.
Sticking a hard bit of metal on the bit of the bar likely to hit you when you come off also strikes me as a bit daft.
Lock on grips are ace...but they'd be better still if the bolt heads were 0.5mm larger.
Bike frames, wheels (who cares what size), breaks.
Rusty - Charlie the Bikemonger
The mountain bike disc brake, now that it's reliable.
About 5 years ago MacNeil developed the Pivotal seat & post combo, and now 99% of BMX riders (Not including BMX racing, although I'm sure they do also) use the Pivotal system.
Yeah you loose forward and backward adjustment but it's SO SIMPLE, light and cheap & strong. No one sits on those things anyway.
The wheel?
dropper posts f*** that for a waste of metal, warranty claims, maintenance etc etc.
The only thing i think most would agree on is disc brakes for MTBs. Cross there is some point, road even less*
*yes they work, yes i will buy them at some point, BUT on a MTB if i had to choose Suspension or discs, discs win. No more rims wearing out in 6 months, brakes in the middle of winter when bike is covered in crap, no more cables catching bits of twig and grass and stopping the wheels turn. On the road bike Meh... even in the middle of winter the rims never get that much crap on them
Disc brakes weren't universally liked in the early days. Don't remember anyone having a bad word to say about v brakes though.
Can't stand them.
Seriously.Completely unnecessary, pointless toss
+1
Did anyone mention the Aheadset?
Shimano DX pedals or DMR V8's or whatever the first platform pedals with pins in were
Akshewally....
V-Brakes.
I remember when they first came out. Virtually universal love.
mrmo - Memberdropper posts f*** that for a waste of metal, warranty claims, maintenance etc etc.
Only a waste if you don't use it, at which point it's just not for you anyway- like complaining that boxxers are pointless because you only do XC, or something. Maintenance is very low on the good ones- way lower than a fork etc.
I quite miss wiring my odi yeti grips on the night before a DH race ...stares into middle distance nostalgicly
Sticking a hard bit of metal on the bit of the bar likely to hit you when you come off also strikes me as a bit daft.
I always thought that......but the newer fangled single collared grips solve that. I've got Charge Griddles on two bikes ~ perfect!
V-Brakes.I remember when they first came out. Virtually universal love.
I remember almost killing myself several times when I fitted a set of the original XT ones. Compared to the cantis I'd been using, the Vs were so powerful that endos were almost inevitable in sudden braking, until I got used to them. Of course discs came along soon after and are generally better, but Vs are so easy to set up and maintain, and even cheap ones offer decent stopping power.
My first bicycle had rod brakes with perished hard rubber pads. Technology's great. 😉
V-Brakes.I remember when they first came out. Virtually universal love.
Good call, V brakes and Aheadsets then.
Anything since the 1990s?
Disc brakes weren't universally liked in the early days. Don't remember anyone having a bad word to say about v brakes though.
Early discs were heavy, expensive, unreliable and few bikes had mounts. V brakes were cheap, reliable and would fit on any bike with canti mounts.
Rock Shox Pike forks!