What is the worst product ever produced for MTB/ATB'S

[Mr Chicken]

riser bars?

 

[silverclaws]

What about those 'benefit scroungers' that you see atop a really nice bike, usually before noon with a bottle of white cider under one arm. Always makes you think, nice (stolen) bike.

Can I claim 'benefit scroungers' as a 'worst component', they are after all, the worst part of the bike.

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Disclaimer: Not having a pop at anybody that has hit hard times, I'm having a pop at the underclass that perceive claiming benefits as a career decision.

That's easy, have you ever frequented such places as 'wants' and 'cash converters', plenty of nice bikes in those places, bikes the hard up have had to part with for more essential things. It was one of my options when looking for a bike, but I could'nt deal with the fact that the bike someone did not want to part with, the bikes had sad vibes.

Those you see atop of a nice bike with a bottle of white lightning, often the bike is currency, it can be traded in, or money borrowed against it, much like the pawn brokers of old.

You may ask how can such a person have such a bike and be like that, well an answer might be, they were not always like that, no one is immune to hard times and illness, no one knows what they future holds.

The other thing to consider is the lifestyle of such people, those I know, the allowance they have, not all spend it on booze and drugs, some have interests ,boredom killers they get involved in, cycling for instance, public transport being what it is, expensive, a bike is worth it's weight in gold for the bi weekly trip down to the joke centre. I would wager there are mainy 'claimants' who are probably fitter than many of those working due to the exercise they are forced to take.

 

[dyna-ti]

Anything white
gonna get filthy quick :?

 

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Disclaimer: Not having a pop at anybody that has hit hard times, I'm having a pop at the underclass that perceive claiming benefits as a career decision.

You may ask how can such a person have such a bike and be like that, well an answer might be, they were not always like that, no one is immune to hard times and illness, no one knows what they future holds.

:roll: You did see my disclaimer didn't you?

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[silverclaws]

I did, but having been there, I felt it important that an explanation was fitting to at least not lump everyone of the unfortunate in one boat so to speak. There are career claimants, but they sour the situation for all as far as the majority of the general public are concerned. Something no doubt media and politicians seeking diversion from other issues are keen to highlight and villify, basically soft targets without a voice. Often it is though the career claimants are those that have wangled the system such that it is not a cycle they sit atop, but four wheels they sit in.

 

[tintin40]

crud chatcher :evil: If you don't want to get dirty why are you on a MTB :?

 

[barry2017]

crud chatcher :evil: If you don't want to get dirty why are you on a MTB :?

Anything that keeps dog turds from being thrown up into my face if I ride over them is fine by me.

 

[danpiero]

How about those browning electric front mechs with the push buttons . i think they came on stumpjumpers late 80's . what was the point !

 

[retrojon]

DCD. What a racket.

 

[Neil G]

Flexstem.

Idealy a flexstem with long bar ends so when your using the ends of the bar ends your getting about an inch of rubbery wobblyness. Most of it side to side but some up and down going on... pure pap.

I had my SS out yesterday... it was a bike and it was fun , no other reason required :roll:

That's reminded me how bad they were, especially with all that leverage from big Onza bar ends.

Definately not missed lol