dirttorpedo
Senior Retro Guru
OE specialized rims from the early 90's. I had to replace the one on my 91 Stumpjumper FS after about a year or two of riding in BC mud. The Mavic rim I rebuilt that hub with lasted for ever.
Anyone else found that Campagnolo seat binder bolts turn to cheese with age?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 splines 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. I wasn’t. It was wrong. VeRy wrOng. (See what I did there).
Spot on. They lasted …. weeks in some cases. BITD: ‘Super tacky!!!!’ Yep…and now smeared all over my nice Scott mitts….Continuing the Control Tech theme - I bent a seatpost after only a few rides. At the time it cost (to teenage me) a fortune.
Also, super soft grips such as Ules and Porkipaws which looked beautiful and were super comfy but turned to slush once covered in abrasive UK winter mud.