Anyone ever hated their new bike/frame after purchase?

Giant NRS – for an XC bike it seemed really slow uphill. The awful flexy, tiny (80mm) Manitou forks didn’t help going down either.

I can understand the dislike of Specalized Tricross. I have one and do think it is an OK bike (nowt special), but god is it heavy and expensive at RRP. The oversized bars and aluminium fork don’t give a comfy ride either. I’m planning on getting some new wheels come spring to make it feel a bit sprightlier. Ultimately it is a work horse, not a bike to excite or love.

Scott Spark (alloy) – XT/Reba 120mm/carbon bars/pimpy stem and seat post. It was fast, did all I asked of it and was capable of more but it was…………..er, just dull and uninvolving. We never got on…..

I’ve never “hated” a bike – I think because I tend to assume that my riding is the problem.

Of the bikes I’ve had that I haven’t bonded with, the main offenders were: Trek VRX, On-One Inbred, Trek Remedy.

I’m in my 4th year with my Meta 5 and still have doubts. It’s a capable bike for sure, but it’s still quite short for me. I haven’t ridden other bikes for long or in anger, so I don’t know what I’m missing out on.

Anyone remember the Trek Y5?

Yup, thought so… 😆

New (on one era) El Guapo, my wife has one of the previous american made titus ones which I love so I thought I’d get myself one. Bought all new kit, put it together, absolutely hated it! Turned out it was a defective frame and I got my money back. It felt like a really expensive mistake though until it all got settled. I think the original geometry was a far better all rounder.

Specialized Camber 26er (2012 version) size large.

Lovely looking bike but stupidly long wheelbase and top tube for a 120 travel 26er. Always feels like steering a barge on tight twisty bits.

Stuck with it until I can afford something better.

Just took delivery of a Giant XTC Advanced 3, I should love it but it just looks wrong, almost jump bikeesque… high at the front and short seat tube. I’ve literally spun it round the block and havent been on it since. On paper it’s got a great spec’ and should be fantastic, trying to shift it on now at a loss but failing that I’m hoping a good off-road blast should change me 🙁

So, you name it, somebody hates it 🙂

Yeti 575 – skittish and no matter what I did with the shock it always blew straight through its travel – not very confidence inspiring. It made me sad 🙁

Cove Handjob – Just not really built for the riding I do, but I wanted to love it so much – I hated it!

Nukeproof mega here.. Wife bougt it last xmas.. Tried to like it..but just cant get on with it..or maybe too much for cannock chase (my local ride) ..glad i have the Anthem to play with .. Just have to bring myself selling the nuke really. Anyone? Its small frame 2012 mega ..only selling frame and fork.

never hated one…
but my chameleon (with the excentric BB) never felt right…
tried everything…sold it after 6 months…
perfect frame…just not for me..

I hated my 2010 Enduro. I was made up when I sold it, I actually felt like id ripped off the unfortunate buyer of it on Ebay, not that there was anything wrong with it, it was just wrong for me.

It was great in a straight line blast but crap in tight twisty stuff,. As it was my Alp bike, it took me three holidays to realise it was the bike and not me.

Whyte46 it tried to kill me several times, so much so I went back to basics and bought a rigid SS which I rode for 3 yrs until my body hurt

Scott spark 920. Got it out of the box, didn’t like it so repacked it and sent it back the next day. Bought a 2nd hand Epic 29er to replace it and love it. Oh and then there was the Tallboy.

Never really “hated” one that I can remember. I just get used to whatever frame/forks I’m using.

I am still not 100% sure about my five.
I love it when it is not trying to kill me, but as soon as I think that maybe we are starting to make friends it blinking tries to kill me again.

Last time it got rid it bashed my head off the ground and left me with a banging headache for three days.

Marin Wolf Ridge 08, bargain from whinstanleys in 2010, heavy & slow uphill but for some reason it didn’t inspire me downhill 🙁 Maybe it had shock problems?

I sold a Hemlock to make room for the Wolf Ridge and regretted it till I bought a heavily discounted 2011 Nukeproof Mega frame but these definitely need either a shock tune or new shock to get the best out of them.

Edit from my post above – flippin love it now, just needed actually taking off-road and given a thrashing lol… Think my initial problem was previously owning a Dekerf, an Indy Fab then a Sanderson – all Reynolds skinny steel.

Evil sovereign. Just didn’t gel. Looked the business. Didn’t ride like that.

Orange Crush. Too cramped (as no in between sizes between 17 & 19 so opted for the smaller one) and a really harsh ride…no alu hardtail for me again…steel or ti all the way.

Another vote for my Dialled Bikes Prince Albert

…and another. I’m only just looking at hardtails again now.
I had a FSR $pesh which was bloody awful in many, many ways. I’ll never own another as long as I have a hole in my arse.

I yearned for a Vassago Jabberwocky for ages. Moved all the stops to get one and avoid import duty too.
Rode it, hated it
Far too long, even for a 29er
Back to the inbred and the Goose for me