things that sucked/were cool back in the day

[johnnymossville]

fond memories

Ahhhhh, those are Cool.

[brent]

Way cool!

[SteveP]

actual leather.
remarkable.

[palincss]

$5. didn't suck.

Kind of a nickel bag, eh?

[Torquer]

Cool and sucked: Modolo (thermo)plastic DT levers. Saved you about 5 grams over name-brand alloy, lasted about a third of a season before they snapped, unless you crashed before then. But you were cool!

Nothin' but suck: Benotto (sp?) shiny plastic bar tape; you needed at least two layers to get any cushioning effect (still marginal for anything past a 10 mile cat 4 crit), and it was as slick as a post-Zamboni hockey rink.

[dwightskin]

Square taper crank arms/BB spindle attatchment

Huh? Square taper sucked? You could use virtually any crank with any bottom on any bike (road or mtb or townie). I call THAT the good old days.

Sucked: every iteration of Shimano "road" clipless pedals until the current LOOKish pedals.

[lex]

Sucked:
Afros accompanied by head band and amber-vision
Extremely wind resistant unless of corse you were drafting behind said style guru.


Sweet:
Knee high tube socks
Kept shaved legs warm in winter, hidden in summer. also compensated for potential Afro wash [(strong eddies created when large afro encounters strong side wind) usually a spring time phenomenon]
Lex-

[Saab2000]

also compensated for potential Afro wash [(strong eddies created when large afro encounters strong side wind) usually a spring time phenomenon]
Lex-

That's called 'wake turbulence' in my business.

[72gmc]

my Oakley Factory Pilots ruled.

losing the amber Oakley lens to an ex-girlfriend sucked.

[acotts]

Sucked:
Afros accompanied by head band and amber-vision
Extremely wind resistant unless of corse you were drafting behind said style guru.


Sweet:
Knee high tube socks
Kept shaved legs warm in winter, hidden in summer. also compensated for potential Afro wash [(strong eddies created when large afro encounters strong side wind) usually a spring time phenomenon]
Lex-

Man, i cant imagine what it was like being a weight weenie in the 80's.

[lex]

Man, i cant imagine what it was like being a weight weenie in the 80's.

Clearly, you were much too young back then to realize just how much more significant the "Sweet Mustache" was than mere ounces.
Strangely enough, so was I.
L-

[acotts]

Clearly, you were much too young back then to realize just how much more significant the "Sweet Mustache" was than mere ounces.
Strangely enough, so was I.
L-

ture enough. But that doesn't mean I dont respect it!:adore:

[Fixed]

zeus drilled parts
imho cheers
butch

[lex]

ture enough. But that doesn't mean I dont respect it!:adore:

:cheers:

[swoop]

old world magnesium.

[Mordalo]

[QUOTE=dwightskin;45416]Huh? Square taper sucked? You could use virtually any crank with any bottom on any bike (road or mtb or townie). I call THAT the good old days.

The compatability part was great. But the performance of leaving a crank arm on the groud when it walked off was a bummer. Spined interface performance rules...except for the compatability to others. :(

And the Factory Pilots...I liked mine too. Saw a hipster wearing a pair over the weekend. They ain't dead yet.

[steve garro]

man, i loved these........they were soooo beat that during a skunk camp in 95' wayne stetina gave me the spd's off his personal bike & sent me free shoes so i would retire them......steve.

[peanutgallery]

Things that sucked:

Onza Pedals (totaled out many a customer)
Grip Shift for road bikes (remember the ugly colors) worked like crap
Cannondale Force 40 Brakes
Cannondale Hydraulic Disc Brakes
about 90% of Coda stuff, now that I think about it
Replacing the axles on rear hubs all the time for anyone that weighed over 150 pounds
Replacing the bent axles on said hubs
Removing certain brands of freewheels to replace the above mentioned axles. Is this the time that the tool blows out? or will be the freewheel?

Things that didn't suck:
The original Time pedal and shoe combos
Onza Porcupine tires
Cinelli cork bar tape
7 speed Ultegra, simple and simply worked like a champ. Especially when you had cassette hubs.
Cinelli quill bars and stems, loved them
Turbomatic saddles

[spamjoshua]

My "back in the day" Suck:
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Onza Pedals in cold weather: You can't unclip when the elastomers freeze.
Bullseye Bottom Brackets (for Bullseye cranks)
Grafton Brakes
Broke (but tonnes of time to ride)
Trying to learn trials
Thinking saving weight was cool (and not stupid, fragile, expensive)
Playing in traffic
Trying to keep fed (mac and cheese with tuna on toast for $3)
Poison ivy
Customers at Proteus in Cabin John Maryland
The fumes from the triatheletes at College Park Bikes, in MD. (they ran, bikes, swam, ate, and vented.)


My "back in the day" awesome:
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Santana Moda Fillet MAX (Awesome)
Serotta T-Max
Bullseye Cranks
My first bike shop job: College Park Bikes, in MD.
Metal Suntour friction shifters like came on the first StumpJumpers
7 in back with a Sachs chain
Bridgestone Catalogs
BikePro Buyers Guide (bathroom reading)
Tonnes of time to ride (but broke)
Flite seats
Shimano 737s
Park Rangers who would accept apologies, and then let you walk your bike out. :)
The Yamaguchi frame hanging in the shop when I worked at Proteus Bikes in College Park, MD
Mavic 501 Hubs - Best. Bearings. Ever.
Sachs Freewheels - Silent and last forever.
Magura Hydraulic Rim Brakes (Tomac)
Continental MTB Tires
Phil
King Headsets
Riser Bars
Syncros steel cranks
Trying to learn trials
Dirt Rag
Playing in Traffic
Eating anything and everything I wanted
Building a wheelset
Ibis Ti Stems and the "Handjob"
Wrenching in a shop

[acotts]

man, i loved these........they were soooo beat that during a skunk camp in 95' wayne stetina gave me the spd's off his personal bike & sent me free shoes so i would retire them......steve.

Good story. I like the pic.

-A