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03-07-2012, 11:00 AM
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Two dollars... cash
Join Date: Jan 2010
FL
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Your best upgrade and worst upgrade
What did you think was well worth the money and what was a waste of time?
Best: Carbon fiber bars. So much kinder to my wrists with my hack riding.
Worst: Light tire setup. Either they were rock hard or my rims were getting pounded like a passed out college chick.
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03-07-2012, 11:08 AM
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Scott Thompson
Join Date: Jan 2006
Torrance, CA California
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Best- carbon bars for sure
Worst- Alligator Cirrus Ti-Nitride disc rotor (might as well been a teflon rotor)
Scott
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03-07-2012, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Vancouver
Posts: 1,450
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Im also gonna have to say carbon bars FTW.
Worst im gonna go with KMC 710sl chain (they come in gold but they also explode)... Learn from my mistakes.
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03-07-2012, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Modra
Posts: 1,200
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Shimano slx cranks was the best,but I canīt really say which one was the worst 
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03-07-2012, 11:39 AM
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werkinit
Join Date: Sep 2003
State of denial
Posts: 2,464
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Single wheel design to trialtech derailleur style tensioner. metal backed pads. For weight saving vs money spent I'd say echo bb bolts and magnesium pedals. I'm a tad upset about my trialtech forks and the steer tube length but that has more to do with poor planning and the wierd set up requirements of the hex. The fork is fine. It's so stiff it hurts!
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03-07-2012, 11:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Concord NH
Posts: 427
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Quote:
Originally Posted by werkinit
Single wheel design to trialtech derailleur style tensioner. metal backed pads. For weight saving vs money spent I'd say echo bb bolts and magnesium pedals. I'm a tad upset about my trialtech forks and the steer tube length but that has more to do with poor planning and the wierd set up requirements of the hex. The fork is fine. It's so stiff it hurts!
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you need to make yourself one of these:
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03-07-2012, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 561
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Worst upgrade: Rockman single wall rear rim. It was always going out of true and I was adding dents with each gap. And the braking surface was super shallow so it was a pain to set pads up.
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03-07-2012, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Manchester New Hampshire
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Someone tell me what's so awesome about carbon bars besides weight?
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03-07-2012, 12:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Denver CO
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Carbon fiber alone is suppose to be very flexible...
But when combined with other materials such as plastic resins, it can be extremely rigid. More rigid than aluminum (handlebars)...? I don't know. Maybe it is, in which case possibly the "feel" of CF bars is better, more responsive...?
Just throwing out a guess...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_(fiber)
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03-07-2012, 12:47 PM
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One Trick Pony
Join Date: Jan 2010
Spartanburg SC
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Isn't CF glued together with unicorn jizz?
Best: TrialTech High Riser bars
Worst: meh, can't think of anything that bad atm.
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03-07-2012, 01:18 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 296
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Best: 24" bike
Worst: switching to hs33 and having constant brake drag on the rim
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03-07-2012, 01:51 PM
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ILoveItUpTheBum
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 61
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Best: Not sure.. downhill tube? Shimano saint? going 24"?
Worst: Bonz superlight bashring
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03-07-2012, 02:05 PM
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Big boom...I want big boom!
Join Date: Jan 2010
La Pine OR
Posts: 623
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Best: grinding my rear rim.
Worst: Trial Tech wheel set. Broke the rear axle, destroyed the cones and races, and broke the head off one of the bolts when tightening it down in the drop out.
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03-07-2012, 02:05 PM
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MartinPetren
Join Date: Oct 2005
Gothenburg
Posts: 592
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Best: Coust pads, sixth year riding with cousts now. Tried lots of other pads and none can be compared.
Worst: Monty aluminum, I reckon that goes for everything Monty makes? (I do like the bikes, but the quality is horrible)
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03-07-2012, 02:29 PM
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Advertisers
Join Date: Dec 2004
Bend Oregon, USA
Posts: 2,422
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Best: front rim brakes with a grind
Worst: front rim brakes with a grind
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03-07-2012, 03:48 PM
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Mitch.
Join Date: Sep 2003
Sydney, Australia
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Best: TNN pads (any) - just gave me so much more confidence in my rear brake.. better than anything I'd ever used before.
Close 2nd: Echo SL freewheel. Surprised no-one has mentioned that yet!
Worst: Echo SL fork (on a previous bike)
Last edited by stocktrials; 03-07-2012 at 06:04 PM.
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03-07-2012, 04:43 PM
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yeah, im in a gang.
Join Date: Jan 2010
austin, texas
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best: good brake cables
worst: hs33
the lever on my red tomacs snapped off after maybe 6 months, just from my finger pulling on it. 
some other really good upgrades: tryall tires, hope/echo wheel, and using corn syrup instead of tar all greatly improved my riding.
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03-07-2012, 04:56 PM
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From your head to your fists
Join Date: Sep 2003
Christchurch
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Best: Monty freewheel. That thing was great. Cheap as fuck, never maintained it, never skipped, ran for years, still going on its second owner.
Worst: Monty cranks. Such flexy pieces of shit that I replaced them immediately.
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03-07-2012, 08:36 PM
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Old Man, Poser, Newbie, "Huba Huba"
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Best - OTN
Worse - OTN
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03-07-2012, 08:47 PM
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13 Zero Alex
Join Date: Aug 2007
Richmond British Columbia
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Upgrade: Trialtech sport high riser bars
Worse: Trialtech sport rear rim
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03-07-2012, 08:54 PM
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stangy
Join Date: Aug 2010
france
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carbon fibre can be very flexible,and can also be very stiff,it is all about the different carbons and lay-ups.
Allot of people think carbon fails,its the resin.
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03-07-2012, 09:09 PM
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Richard
Join Date: Nov 2005
Cheyenne, Wyoming Colorado
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Best: Starting rollerblading again
Worst: Selling my BT Raven
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03-07-2012, 09:46 PM
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Fat guy on a little bike
Join Date: Jan 2010
Calgary Ab
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Quote:
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what was a waste of time?
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03-07-2012, 10:48 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Nelson
Posts: 307
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Best - sl freewheel
Worse - Carbon bars, $200 odd dollars broken in just over a month
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03-08-2012, 12:05 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Vancouver
Posts: 1,450
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What bars might i ask? Ive never seen one broken... Not even a x-country one.
I feel much safer on carbon bars than alloy.
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