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What was your best and/or worst product you tried this year? What about the upcoming season, what are you going to try or buy?



Best: I was really happy with shimano XT + rear derailer and moving to 2x10.

Worst: I was not really satisfied with Ergon grips....I found I prefer regular type or grips.


2014 season: I am going to give Scwalbe nobby nics a try and trying a short stem 50-60mm (80mm currently). I will may upgrade my shifters to XT. Also Ice tec brake pads (finned type)
 
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Best: Kona Hei Hei DL. Bought one. :D

Worst: Dropper seat post. Forget the brand. I was excited about the idea, but in practice I found it took too much force to drop and messed with my flow. Luckily, EBay has provided me with another of my all time favorite skinny little ass hatchet, and it's pretty easy to get behind the saddle.

Upcoming season: no big plans. Some new tires for the Hei Hei, some cheap road wheels to replace the worn-out ones on my road bike, maybe new handlebars and shifters for my other road bike, or I might sell it when I take the nicer one off the trainer. In that case, maybe a new road bike, with disc brakes.
 
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Best: ESI Racer's Edge grips. S-Works carbon crank. Wolf Tooth Drop-Stop chainring. Awesome Strap Race 3.

Worst: Nothing really.

This year I am going to try to lose the last bit to get my bike under 22 pounds...pedals and saddle are on the hit list. Looking at the Specy Phenom Pro and going to XT pedals.

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Best this year was the On-On Chunky Monkey tire. 800gm, 2.4" of wet weather traction.

Worst has to be the Superstar sintered brake pads for my XT's. Worked quite well but howled so bad I took em out because of the embarrassment.

I see a 10-15mm rise 760mm bar in my future. I ride 760mm now but my fork is from another bike so I don't have a lot of spacers to play with. I have a flat bar and a 25mm rise. Carbon???
 
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Best: 2014 Trek Stache 6, Crank Bros Candy pedals. Shimano XT Shadow Plus R/D.

Worst: The horrific stock (Shimano M395) brakes that came on the Stache. Downright dangerous brakes.
The CST Ouster 29, 2.25". Worst limp-ass tire I've ever ridden.
2013 Fox CTD Evo fork and shock.
Shimano SLX shifter-fell apart after 1 ride.

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Best - Salsa Beargrease. This thing is way too much fun. Honorable mention to Jett Ride shorts & Specialized Deflect gloves.
Worst - Dakine Sentinel gloves. Ripped after one ride. Sent them back for repair. Repaired gloves ripped out again after two miles on the road, on my way to the trailhead.

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I was sitting here thinking about how I didn't use anything new, but I bought two new bikes and a bunch of parts, lol.

Ok, best: XX1 cranks. Lovely.

Worst: Elixir 1 brakes.
 
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Best: nice steel HT frame.

Worst: Nobby Nic Performance series DT compound. Not bad in muddy, slow conditions. The side knobs are to soft and fold causing to much squirm for me in most conditions.

Edit: As a HT rider. It appears you have to run 26+ psi to minimize folding and squirm. Negates running tubeless, high volume tires. Granted these tires are not tubeless ready, but still. They also wear fast. Predicting 400-500 miles tread life. Looking forward to putting the Maxxis dry season tires back on. That is, if winter ever ends.
 
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Best: WTB Rocket V Pro saddle for my HT hybrid MTB (Cannondale BadBoy Ultra), upgrading to XT pedals, Continental X-King tires for my FS XC/trail MTB (Cannondale RZ120).

Worst: Avid Elixir 1 metallic brake pads (squaaaaaaaaaaawk!), Schwalbe Rapid Ron tires (came on the RZ120).
 
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Best was switching to a XT shifter, rear derailleur, and cassette, a 50mm stem, and elixir 9 brakes. Haven't had a worst. In wrestling with the idea of crank bros egg beaters over spd's but can't really justify it.
 
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