Buyer's Remorse: Products / features you THOUGHT you would use and like, but . . .
06-28-10, 09:51 PM
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Fixie...got it cheap and still have it, but it's definitely collecting dust.
Cadence monitor...knowing my cadence didn't really change the way I ride. And eventually, it got to the point where every time I'd look down at it and see the reading, it was always within 1-2 rpms of what I thought it would be...
Cadence monitor...knowing my cadence didn't really change the way I ride. And eventually, it got to the point where every time I'd look down at it and see the reading, it was always within 1-2 rpms of what I thought it would be...
Either way, it's a lot better than using your ride time clock to count out your cadence...
It's sort of like a heart beat meter. Great when you first start out and you don't know what your max is, or when you're training and need to maintain your target HR. But it becomes useless once you when you've reached your THR. Then again, it could be useful to measure your progress.
06-28-10, 11:00 PM
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Mountain bike. No matter how many times I try to get back on it, I just don't care for the ride position anymore. (Anyone wanna mtb for a cyclocross or a roof rack? Hah). I've also bought a few jerseys that deep down I knew I couldn't fit into.
Edit:
and well, this too:
Edit:
and well, this too:
06-28-10, 11:41 PM
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Performance Bibs and Jerseys. Now that I have had a bad experience with bibs, I am reluctant to try a better pair--I might hate them too.
Road Morph pump. A great pump but it doesn't fit on my new bike. I use Co2 now.
A camelbak. I used it a few summers ago. Maybe I will use it again, but it general it is more trouble than it is worth.
Road Morph pump. A great pump but it doesn't fit on my new bike. I use Co2 now.
A camelbak. I used it a few summers ago. Maybe I will use it again, but it general it is more trouble than it is worth.
06-29-10, 12:04 AM
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I use it occasionally, when my ride doesn't require more than one bottle.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
06-29-10, 12:06 AM
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the addidas toe covers I used during winter are about to fall apart.
And yes, they do work. My foot doesn't get drenched as badly when I inadvertantly hit huge puddles. less drenched = less chance of freezing body parts.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
06-29-10, 12:31 AM
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King Cage Stem Water Bottle Cage Mount - Worthless POS. Has a few meager thread screws tapped directly into soft aluminum that will strip with even the slightest pressure. Whichever way it's mounted it'll eject bottles even faster than saddle mount cages. Thought I could use this to mount a 3rd bottle on the bike, but I eventually threw it away in disgust.
06-29-10, 12:42 AM
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06-29-10, 01:00 AM
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Deda Pista bars.
After 15 kms in the drops it feels like The Terminator T-1000 is digging into my shoulders. Stock Trek T1 bars feel amazing for me.
After 15 kms in the drops it feels like The Terminator T-1000 is digging into my shoulders. Stock Trek T1 bars feel amazing for me.
06-29-10, 01:01 AM
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Truing stand. Never use it. Ever!!!
Insulated bottles. Please! They are either warm or cold like the outside in about 10 min. Completely useless!
Carbon jockey wheels. Do I really need to say why?
Topeak Morph pump. Useful but too freaking big and bulky for my taste.
All the Campy C-record 80's stuff I bought to put together a steel classic late 80's bike. Sadly, I am yet to find either the frame on my size or the right amount to motivation to look hard enough for it. Either way, it is all sitting in a box.
Insulated bottles. Please! They are either warm or cold like the outside in about 10 min. Completely useless!
Carbon jockey wheels. Do I really need to say why?
Topeak Morph pump. Useful but too freaking big and bulky for my taste.
All the Campy C-record 80's stuff I bought to put together a steel classic late 80's bike. Sadly, I am yet to find either the frame on my size or the right amount to motivation to look hard enough for it. Either way, it is all sitting in a box.
that truing stand can find a good home here
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
06-29-10, 01:05 AM
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Mountain bike: it lasted one day, felt like I was driving a tank and the low psi irritated me.
Indoor trainer: made me feel like a mouse on a wheel, prefer to spend my money on winter gear.
Saddlebags: they just irritate me.
Knog lights: even when you turn them off the batteries still drain...WTF.
Indoor trainer: made me feel like a mouse on a wheel, prefer to spend my money on winter gear.
Saddlebags: they just irritate me.
Knog lights: even when you turn them off the batteries still drain...WTF.
06-29-10, 04:30 AM
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Good will come out of this thread. 
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06-29-10, 04:41 AM
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Well, no. Sometimes in the early spring I'm so desperate to ride I might jump out there on a chilly day.
Hasn't happened yet, but one day . . . . .
Hasn't happened yet, but one day . . . . .
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06-29-10, 04:41 AM
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Well, no. Sometimes in the early spring I'm so desperate to ride I might jump out there on a chilly day.
Hasn't happened yet, but one day . . . . .
Hasn't happened yet, but one day . . . . .
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06-29-10, 05:44 AM
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1. Easton EA70 Aero Wing bars... I could achieve a similar result with undercooked spaghetti and some duct tape.
2. Ritchey 4axis 90mm. Excellent stem, way too short.
3. Crud Road Racers - They're a fine product, but I don't use them. Perhaps this will change however, as my new team jersey is white..
4. Clothes that are too big.
5. Saddle bag.
6. Last, but definitely not least, a fake Cervelo Test Team kit from China. Crap quality, not bibs, I don't own a Cervelo and probably never will, and moreover, I'll never wear a pro team kit again.. I just think it looks silly.
2. Ritchey 4axis 90mm. Excellent stem, way too short.
3. Crud Road Racers - They're a fine product, but I don't use them. Perhaps this will change however, as my new team jersey is white..
4. Clothes that are too big.
5. Saddle bag.
6. Last, but definitely not least, a fake Cervelo Test Team kit from China. Crap quality, not bibs, I don't own a Cervelo and probably never will, and moreover, I'll never wear a pro team kit again.. I just think it looks silly.
06-29-10, 06:11 AM
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Look pedals
Sidi Zetas
Mavic MA-3 rims
Sidi Zetas
Mavic MA-3 rims
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06-29-10, 06:51 AM
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Camelbak. I gave it to my daughter and she uses it all the time for MTB.
06-29-10, 07:46 AM
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I'm surprised daughters want to use anything organic from dads.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
06-29-10, 08:57 AM
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06-29-10, 08:59 AM
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Truing stand. Never use it. Ever!!!
Insulated bottles. Please! They are either warm or cold like the outside in about 10 min. Completely useless!
Carbon jockey wheels. Do I really need to say why?
Topeak Morph pump. Useful but too freaking big and bulky for my taste.
All the Campy C-record 80's stuff I bought to put together a steel classic late 80's bike. Sadly, I am yet to find either the frame on my size or the right amount to motivation to look hard enough for it. Either way, it is all sitting in a box.
Insulated bottles. Please! They are either warm or cold like the outside in about 10 min. Completely useless!
Carbon jockey wheels. Do I really need to say why?
Topeak Morph pump. Useful but too freaking big and bulky for my taste.
All the Campy C-record 80's stuff I bought to put together a steel classic late 80's bike. Sadly, I am yet to find either the frame on my size or the right amount to motivation to look hard enough for it. Either way, it is all sitting in a box.
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06-29-10, 09:20 AM
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shedding fat
Some more:
-Vittoria PitStop. Of all things Vittoria, this has got to be the one thing that is shet at best. Nice concept, but for me personally it has only worked once out of 12+ cans I've used. It makes a mess regardless of how careful you are and then sprays all over the bike through the hole in the tire. Today was a prime example. Never again.
-Ultralight carbon cages from ebay. Although they did weight 9 grm each including hardware, they also turned the larger bottles into torpedos when going over large bumps or railroad tracks. Bought others that came in at a hefty 11 grm, but 2 years later are still working great and have never once spit the bottle out.
-The Bicycle Wheel Building video. I am yet to unwrap it 1.5 years later.
-Mini pumps. Have 3 different ones. They all work and will inflate a tire. However, the 300 pumps it takes and how hot they get, not to mention how cumbersome most are to hold while pumping has seriously discouraged me from using them. Today was the last time I carry one. Back to the CO2 cartridges and dispenser. They will come in handy when out of the country or out of the area where I can't call my support vehicle if all fails.
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06-29-10, 11:20 AM
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A set of lead crystal stemware I bought for a couple who . . . .
oh wait . . . . . . . . nevermind.
oh wait . . . . . . . . nevermind.
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