Rubbish parts that command a premium

[FluffyChicken]

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I would say 29"
First 700 or 29" bike were hybrids between road and mtb bikes in the beginning of 90ies and were considered as rubbish.
Now, they are fashion …as still ugly

They where excellent for their target market though, 'Hybrid' commuting types. A road sized bike that had a comfy position and could go down dirt tracks like canal paths and short cutrs over grass. Just not fashionable and mtbers poopood them of course.

 

[M-Power]

Girvin flexstems. They were dire, an answer to a question no one asked. Much derided and unloved then, now go for daft money.

This paragraph has surprised me.

The standard Ali Flex Stem back in 1990 sold for £39.95 and I have yet to see NOS ones priced any higher on the bay. 2nd hand ones average £20.

The reason they were made was to give a bit of movement just as suspension seatposts and the Allsop softride system did. They were never meant to be a suspension system as such, in fact they couldn't be a viable suspension system as the unsprung weight would be considerably higher than the sprung weight so the question was how do you provide a small degree of isolation from heavy vibration with out changing the vehicle completely? and they answered it reasonably well.

+1 they are brilliant at what they do and last years. They take the edge off trail and road 'buzz', perfect if you have a bit of arthritis in the ol wrists.

 

[mattr]

Well, that's what their press release in the September 2011 MBR said. Guess they can't resist, eh?

yeah. I can remember all the hoohaa when they launched 980. Only available to selected athletes on selected teams, not available to the general public etc etc

Then the arse dropped out of the yen.

What's the CEO of a multi million dollar business going to do to fix that............

Sell stuff that costs a handful of percent more to make for twice the rrp! (With a shiny finish.)

 

[FMJ]

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I remember one of their team riders have a frame with Mag 21's front and rear. Jake Watson I think?

 

[boxxer]

I asked Jakes brother about this one... Sold or traded apparently... If I hadn't sold my rear stays then I may have considered a replica!

 

[Baulz]

Awesome bike! Would that be the early limited production forks given to pro riders? Didn't they try to call it Diablo before Judy?

 

[FMJ]

The working name for the prototypes was Diablo. That wouldn't have flown with Hi-Torque (translation: Devil), and they wouldn't have been able to advertise them in MBA. Still can't figure out how Dainese managed to get their ads by them. Their company logo is a caricature of the devil (it's even called Diablo)
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[Clifford]

Fixies! Especially really nice MTB frames ruined by a fixie conversion.

I bet Shimano etc. don't like fixies too

 

[ez054098]

Fixies! Especially really nice MTB frames ruined by a fixie conversion.

I bet Shimano etc. don't like fixies too

Probably not a popular opinion, but I agree. I like the creativity of the fixies I see riding around San Francisco, but using old MTB frames looks out of place, IMO.