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Goodness….we pushed things back then…and there were so many boutique companies and majors doing stuff without good R&D.
I remember things I coveted, then ordered and paid for….and which fell apart, or broke, or were just well below the level of promise….
Two stick in the mind…
Mavic Dakar cranks. Made of a soft alloy which meant they came loose every ride. Repeatedly. And if you tightened them they climbed up the tapers each time. I got used to carrying a large socket and allen key to tighten them. Then I got used to staring at them in the workshop after I gave up on them. Expensive mistake.
OnZa Mongo 1 headset. Ordered three. Absolutely useless. The steerer rocked whatever you did to it.
In the bin. Embarrassed that I had recommended it to a friend because the design looked right. It wasn’t. It was wrong. VeRy wrOng. (See what I did there).
I remember things I coveted, then ordered and paid for….and which fell apart, or broke, or were just well below the level of promise….
Two stick in the mind…
Mavic Dakar cranks. Made of a soft alloy which meant they came loose every ride. Repeatedly. And if you tightened them they climbed up the tapers each time. I got used to carrying a large socket and allen key to tighten them. Then I got used to staring at them in the workshop after I gave up on them. Expensive mistake.
OnZa Mongo 1 headset. Ordered three. Absolutely useless. The steerer rocked whatever you did to it.
In the bin. Embarrassed that I had recommended it to a friend because the design looked right. It wasn’t. It was wrong. VeRy wrOng. (See what I did there).
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