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Ifanyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know
Poc. On my second pair in five years.
Bonty Mud X had them on my Stans rims tubeless twice for 10 minutes until they exploded in the garage covering it in a shower of stans spunk.
Chris King headsets, a bazillion pound pile of utter ****.
Rock Shox Quadra's, SKF ISIS BB's.
Troy Lee gloves for gloves that last
I've a pair of old xtyle XC that are used 2-3 times a week and have lasted 6 years. I have a pair that I bought at the same time still in their bag.
amazing gloves
Some fake nutella I found in a Colruyt supermarket in france
a VERY used XT rear mech I got for a bargain of £6
I have a set of gore gloves that are now on their 4th year (of mtb + road) - and still look new after a wash!Ifanyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know
Easton Haven wheels, shite bearings, lasted 3 months with Easton/Importer refusing to admit there was a problem and dragged their heels on warranty.
Maverick Speedball, useless seat clamp.
Avid Elixir CR - at least they looked nice and I guess they made me faster.... because they didn't work
Troy Lee gloves for gloves that last
I Would say the exact opposite... Had some, fell apart in a few weeks. Royal gloves have always been great. had a pair for 3 years now and another couple that I bought in a CRC sale. Also got some POC ones that are great, but a bit hot for summer.
ESI grips were a disappointment after all the positive reviews. Spun on the bars and shredded themselves after one off.
SRAM drivetrains (not tried the 11 speed stuff) can never get it set up right and requires constant adjustments. Shimano stuff is fit and forget.
I really like my ESI grips but they've got absolutely no crash resistance.
Use the ones ye was born with - your hands. Feels better once you are used to it.No other piece of riding kit I've ever own fails so quickly on me as glovesIf anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know
Real brass monkey weather might mean putting a pair of gloves on, but if you're only using them one season out of four that should take care of longevity.
Worst component in recent memory was a use seat post - unusual clamp design with a single bolt. Slipped all the time.
Chris King headsets, a bazillion pound pile of utter ****.
😆 come on son, come on, you spend more than most african countries national debt on bike stuff a month, no way are you having issues with the only thing 99.99999999% of people would say have no issues
infact i think you just the new bike radar version of Cannondales "big john" fictitious and/or paid by Santa Cruz
Shimano gloves
crank bros pump
crank bros extendable tyre lever
Selle Italia SLR
Very lightweight, the mixture of carbon, titanium and carbon wetted my middle aged desire for 'bike stuff'.
On any ride over one hour it appears to be designed to get you ready for a life time sentence in a Turkish prison.
Garmin 210
Constant steamup up display, doesn't like water, or sweat, or humidity or any vapors.
I never actually used my chris king, it came in a used bike but it'd already put a lovely groove in the fork steerer so I just sold it on. Still, they kindly offer to sell you a replacement part to stop their headset destroying your forks, and that part only costs about twice as much as the perfectly good non-fork-destroing headsets I normally use. Course, there was nothing wrong with the old design, no, they redesigned it for no reason at all, that's not an admission of fault. They certainly weren't just dodging the licence fee- oh what's that, they changed it the second the patent expired? Forget... forget... forget...
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Panaracer Magic Dart. death trap of a tyre and quickly replaced with a Specialized team control.
Aldi bike tool kit. returned after 3 days, 8mm allen wrench was more like 8.5mm and the rest of the tools looked like they'd die on first use.
Michelin Cross Country mud tyres. They were 1/2 price from CRC, it was the middle of winter, I was still on SB8s. I tried the michelins for 2 or 3 rides and went back to the SB8s. I was fed up with the constant washing out and crashes.
I have some oakleys that are lasting pretty well about 4yrs in - thinnish xc-style (is factory pilot a model name or just marketing crap ?)If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know
Orange Sub5 (first ones, not the more modern "5". Never tried one of them, because having had the misfortune of owning a Sub5, and it's two warranty replacement bretheren, I will never buy a bike made by that shower again)
If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know
Royal
Some early rock shox that didn't move no matter what you rolled over
fasternotfatter - MemberSome early rock shox that didn't move no matter what you rolled over
Not true, they had loads of sideways travel!
Schwalbe Fast Fred
Conti Supersonic Tubes
unless of course you enjoy fixing punctures
Ashima PCB brakes. You think Avids are bad, yer nur nurthin Jun Snurr.
Hans Dampfs, the draggiest, slowist, crappest tire I have ever used in the last 30 years.
Tioga lock on grips that did everything but lock on, and the grip literally wore off after one muddy ride.
Defeet Woolieboolies, spuds in the toes after a few rides and yes I do clip my nails. Overpriced and appalling quality.
If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know
DeFeet
XT wheels with 'fabulous' cup and cone bearings.
If they're so great, how come no one else uses them?
Oakley factory Pilot gloves are pretty good. Mine are 2 years old and just starting to go at the seams.
Nobby Nics (all versions, not the first thing to come off of a new bike),
Superstar Laser Chain device (their other chain devices were fine but I could not get this to fit anything without taking a hacksaw to it),
Tioga Factory DH Tyres (like riding on ice),
Renthal Kevlar Lockon grips (ok but not very comfy, not very hard wearing, ugly colour and expensive),
ISIS Hussefelt Cranks,
Norco Atomic,
The three books I've taken on holiday
Grahem Greene travels with my aunt
Peter Moore vroom by the sea
And the latest John Lewis carre
Anything from one insustries, the most overpriced poor quality tat i have ever bought
Gary fisher cake full suss
Santa cruz bullit awful bike
Intense tracer bought. After a turner rfx.....why
Avid brakes
Camelback bags all sit too high
Odi lockons bolts made of cheese
Merino wool.........not as a base layer or as just one top
Icebreaker base layer 80 quid and itches me
Shimano saint c/set paid 90 paypal gift and it never showed up
Endura, Patagonia and raceface waterproof jackets, all leak and are sweaty
51 plate vw golf estate paid 3k for it a few years ago privately and the turbo went after 60 miles
According to the wife....
The house we bought
The car we bought
The tv we bought
The kitchen table we bought
The clothes I wear
This could go on for a bit...
Panaracer Smoke Re-Issue, put it on, thought my wheel was out of true on the first ride, checked more closely and found the bead seperating from the sidewall. Importers apparently insisted my brakes had rubbed it away, even though I was on discs. We subsequently had loads of returns with blown sidewalls, and i've refused to sell any of their tyres since.
Also bought a Crud Claw, nice in principle for muddy rides, but it seems there's a reason QR nuts have big grippy serrations, and sticking a flat shiny piece of ali between it and the frame stops it doing it's job.
Edit- Anything that's labelled "waterproof".
Hite Rite - I was too light to make it work. Even back then I guess mountain bikers were all fat.
Manure.
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An MRP 1X chainguide - came with the tiniest, furthest from stainless bolts that I've ever seen. And the whole thing was flexy enough to not function as a guide, the chain just went wherever the hell it wanted to.
Schwalbe Racing Ralph/Rocket Ron tyres - I loved the grip, the low rolling resistance and the light weight, but the sidewalls were like paper, even on the snakeskin versions. I ripped 3 of the bastards over one race weekend.
Apple Airport express - couldn't set it up properly (and still can't), although their apple tv works great
Bioncon c.guide - shite. One fell apart on the south downs way, after coming loose
specialized gloves - fell apart, but still comfortable
cheap fenix torch light - waste of time and batteries lasted 20 minutes, went exposure in the end for 4 times the price
Just about everything I've bought with an Endura label. Buy local they say.
Hayes stroker brakes
Formula the one brakes
Maxxis tyres
2014 Fox 34 fit forks. Kashima factory of the same year are awesome however.
Hope enduro tech wheelset
Rocket Ron tyres from the days before i ran tubeless. 5 pinch flats descending the rangers path. Didn't matter how hard i pumped them up they'd be going flat within 2 mins of riding
on one 456 summer season. hated it.
All the 5-10's I have ever owned. terrible.
loads of things are rubbish.
A pet challenge puzzle for my greedy cocker spaniel puppy, you know the sort move this slider and it exposes a treat, lift this little door etc etc.. As soon as he whiffed there was treats inside he ragged the whole game apart in about 10 seconds ate the treats and looked at me as if to say "whats for tea"
Bike wise: my stumpy FSR carbon 29er. Its nice geometry rides ok, but compared with my zesty that came before it, the build quality and component quality is awful
2 Chris King headsets - constantly worked loose, clicked and creaked, and started chewing a nice groove into my steerer tubes. Both had damage to the bearings from being ridden loose. Evolution Imports would not offer warranty support but kindly offered to sell me new ones despite both being less than 2 months old. Replaced with FSA Pig Pro at £30 each and no problems for 2 years until bearings went rough.
Shimano XT disc hubs - the rear hub would not stay tight, no matter who tried to set the cones. Annoying, as I'd had 2 sets of wheels built with these hubs.
Specialized All Condition Armadillo road tires. Yes, they were puncture "proof" as you'd spend more time in the hospital than riding, as they were super slippery death treads - watch out for wet roads, drain covers or cobbles.
Specialized Tricross bike - rubbish on the road, rubbish off road. Most pointless bike I've ever owned. Sold on quickly.
Tioga XXL DH saddle. Land slightly wrong and the rails either bent or snapped. Went through 5 as local shop selling them off at £5 each, before seeing error of my ways.
Azonic DH saddle - with aluminium alloy rails (!!) = snap. Wades were kind enough to warranty 2 and then gave me a refund on the 3rd.
Marzocchi Junior T fork - worked ok until you went over 20 mph and hit some bumps and then it turned rigid. Sold and replaced with Super T Pro which was a revelation to say the least.
One industries shorts on sale from on one. Shit. Shit shit shit shit.
The *ing poppers are so weak you have to keep stopping to pull your shorts up. No belt loops. Pockets so small you can't get your keys in.
Total utter *ing shit.
Avoid one industries kit, it's designed by brainless idiots.
Royal glove. Literally fell off my hands in a matter of weeks. Got a refund from those top chaps at skyline. Never bought anything made by them since and never will.
Raceface aquanot jacket again... Cr*p zips, just cra* cra*.
shimano dx pedals, bearings of cheese
Anything from superstar.
Non bike, worst car was a BMW 1 series, run flat tyres, bloody awful horrible ride. What were BMW thinking?
B +Q own brand paint, absolute tosh, watery poor quality pish.
None back chilli Rubber Queens....lethal things. They were so bad that they last two rides before bring chucked and I refuse to entertain any of their tyres.
Hans damfs. I wanted to like them. I so wanted to like them. Everyone else liked them. They were the draggiest, slowest piece of dung I have ever used.
I really like mine, but then I used to ride High Roller single ply DH tyres.
Maxxis Minions. Awful things. Hate mine with a passion.
Charge saddles. Crap, especially the Knife. I've been through a few on warranty due to the leather splitting in weird places and the bloody creaking. Sheesh.
Hope headsets. My tapered one is hopeless. Crud gets past the seals all the time and it creaks like a mofo.
Shimano chains. Rubbish.
Norco hardtail....hateful thing that I didn't keep for long.
Any Manitou product with SPV damping. Why did they do it? The TPC system was pretty good.
Marzocchi AM1 forks. Dire. They spent more tine getting fixed under warranty than they did on my bike.
I'm sure there's more too.