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Whos willing to share their bent purchase mistakes?

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Old 28-04.-2005, 09:10 AM   #1
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Default Whos willing to share their bent purchase mistakes?

Lets hear about what you purchased and why it was a mistake. What did you end up with, either bike or parts? The truth shall set you free
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Old 28-04.-2005, 10:48 AM   #2
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Lets hear about what you purchased and why it was a mistake. What did you end up with, either bike or parts? The truth shall set you free
Well... I got those !@#$%^& LX STI shifters. They stunk. Neither I nor the shop that sold them could get them to index on more than 3 gears out of the nine on the cassette. I replaced them with Attacks, which instantly gave me all 9 with nary a tweak.

And then there were the Stelvios. On the first one, the rubber peeled off the shoulder in strips. I crashed while cornering, probably because there was no rubber there anymore. Second one developed a nasty-looking bulge. Third one had the cord delaminate, making an 'S'-curve on the tread in one spot. No more Stelvios. Now I use Comets for training and Contis for fast rides.
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Old 28-04.-2005, 12:02 PM   #3
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I put Continental tires on my recumbent trike. I usually got a flat once a month.

I changed them out and have not regretted the move.



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