This has been done before...but discuss anyway...
http://dirt.mpora.com/featured/the-15-worst-mountain-bike-products-ever.html
http://dirt.mpora.com/featured/the-15-worst-mountain-bike-products-ever.html
Several bikes and a life ago, I had a bike with Avid mechanical brakes. Holy fvck did that thing destroy pads. I was replacing them 2-3 times a year. I don't miss those at all.* Various models of Hayes brakes and a lot of Avid models as well
I thought it was just me replacing pads every month or so, but I think they traded longevity and the ability to deal with heat for massive power and grab, resulting in short life and the pads glazing over rather easily. The pad adjuster flew off one time, never to be found again. The other cool thing was how the pad adjuster mechanism would back out on super rough descents, not just because I was eating up pad material, but because it actually backed out during the super rough stuff. Super-scary!Several bikes and a life ago, I had a bike with Avid mechanical brakes. Holy fvck did that thing destroy pads. I was replacing them 2-3 times a year. I don't miss those at all.
I can't recall where now, but i read/heard somewhere that rotors could be a problem with those brakes, like is in the had to be a certain brake specific set. I changed rotors almost as often as I did pads, and nothing helped. Hindsight being 20/20, I'm not certain that a specific sketchy shop here in town wasn't just trying to sell me rotors, but those brake eating worthless things never got any better.I thought it was just me replacing pads every month or so, but I think they traded longevity and the ability to deal with heat for massive power and grab, resulting in short life and the pads glazing over rather easily. The pad adjuster flew off one time, never to be found again. The other cool thing was how the pad adjuster mechanism would back out on super rough descents, not just because I was eating up pad material, but because it actually backed out during the super rough stuff. Super-scary!
I think I'm the only one on the planet that didn't. I had those oem on a bike I bought and seriously never had a problem with them. What were your gripes?
I hated these....
I got big hands and used to shift brake without intending too. They weren't very durable either. They didn't have the ergonomics of other shimano stuff.....I think I'm the only one on the planet that didn't. I had those oem on a bike I bought and seriously never had a problem with them. What were your gripes?
this. even with brakes boosters hs33's still bow out the frame a bit.On the aftermarket brake-boosters, I'm not sure why that is such a "bad" product, although having a bunch of options of nearly the same thing is redundant, the magura HS11 and 22 brakes absolutely needed a brake booster. I'm not sure if you ever used those brakes without a booster (HS33 had a booster), but they are basically hydraulic presses pushing the frame directly outwards, vs canti or v-brakes that use leverage and "squeeze" the wheel on a pivot-point. There is no real "pivot point" with the hydro rim brakes, they just push against the frame and if you didn't have a booster, you could look down and see the frame "bow out" when you squeezed the brake lever. Sketchy without a brake-booster. That's what we had before hydro discs obviously, but they did work pretty well back in the day.
Bar ends were part of the vicious self feeding cycle of road biker residue that mtbs suffered from since its inception. Short top tubes and narrow bars facilitated somewhere else to put your hands because god knows the grips sure didn't end up in the right place.Agree there was lots of kvetching to kvetch in the article, combined with little/no knowledge of MTBings past. Who didn't love bar ends way back when? And short fingered gloves, when that was all we had?
Yup, plus removing and reinstalling the wheel/brakes was a major PITA.this. even with brakes boosters hs33's still bow out the frame a bit.
JohnE is in the land of wurst though..."Worst" means sausage in Dutch.
Cannondale added a main pivot on the newest iteration of the Scalpel (29er) - they actually seem to put some thought into their attempts at a softtail. Most softtails seem like a half-assed joke made by designers rather than engineers - especially those without damping.I have a "soft tail rigid frame" (Moots YBB) and I love it...but I guess to each his own.
Free pass. Those things are cool.I have a "soft tail rigid frame" (Moots YBB) and I love it...but I guess to each his own.
That looks like the cheap one, I had the ones with the Ti spindle on my 1994 S-Works M2 HT. I don't remember them being too horrible but they are elastomers which suck for consistent acting springs.These death-trap Onza pedals. I would be happy to explain how they (don't) work to anyone who is curious.
They had weak axels.These death-trap Onza pedals. I would be happy to explain how they (don't) work to anyone who is curious.
If you dont like it...why did you buy it?I don't like the replaceable hanger on my Devinci either - cannot be changed trailside with a mini-tool. You're SOL if you need to replace it on the trail. Who was the genius who approved that design on a mountain bike?
How often do companies, magazines, or owners mention or highlight the hanger design on their bikes?If you dont like it...why did you buy it?