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  1. This thread is focused on a cycling product which you have purchased recently and is still available. It is perfect for you because it has been great value for money, performs well, and it is something you would buy again without any hesitation.
    I nominate:

    gp4000 black chilli tyres: bought Jan 2007, grip so well and make me want to throw away all my michelin slick tyres? Paid about 32 each from LBS.
    And still going strong.

    deda zero100 stem and bars: look great, light and stiff. The set cost me about €125 euros on offer= bought may 2007 and another set in august 2008.

    specialised toupe black and grey: light, super comfy and looks fab and really sporty. €90.2008.

    Time RXS pedals: €90, 250g. I have the RXE version on the Addict.2008.

    HED JET 50mm: fast and furious, stiff and at 1630g real, they also love climbing as well as flats and descents. Bought May 2007 for 890 euros and have been serviced once. They make any bike look so pro. Very polivalent.

    Ksyrium ELite 2009 Model: 440 euros, 1550g real. They do the job and look the part.

    Assos Evo Intermediate Jacket: march 2007, great for almost all conditions, looks really cool, and has not worn. €140. A modern day classic.

    Oakley mframe hybrid S with red lens and black frame: does what it says on the packet. Bought in 2004.

  2. Campy 11-speed grp.

  3. benkoostra said:

    Campy 11-speed grp.

    Great to see someone and who has already bought extensively used this new groupset but u have failed to say which one? When bought, price and other comments. 🙄

  4. benkoostra said:

    Campy 11-speed grp.

    On a 70th anniversary Schwinn made with stainless STEEL Reynolds 953 tubing.

    Hand built tubular wheels, Record hubs laced to Campagnolo Record Pave rims.

  5. Peter@vecchios said:

    On a 70th anniversary Schwinn made with stainless STEEL Reynolds 953 tubing.

    Hand built tubular wheels, Record hubs laced to Campagnolo Record Pave rims.


    Precisely.🙄

  6. Peter@vecchios said:

    On a 70th anniversary Schwinn made with stainless STEEL Reynolds 953 tubing.

    Hand built tubular wheels, Record hubs laced to Campagnolo Record Pave rims.


    Photos, build list, size and weight please!!

    I am an engineer. There is no perfect product. There are too many different ways to score a product for different conditions or user needs. You can always make something better, but may give up something in doing it.

  7. Phill P said:

    ...I am an engineer. There is no perfect product...

    I second that notion.

    When I saw this thread I started to think of my list of favorite products over the years. I still haven't found one that couldn't stand some sort of improvement. Best I could come up with was really utilitarian things like the old laminated Alfredo Binda toe straps, or the venerable Park TS-2 truing stand. But the first's pretty much obsolete now (not their fault) and the latter was always a bit pricey, a bit tough to store and really begged to be permanently mounted on a workbench. Perfect is a really tough goal 🙂

    -Dave

  8. Phill P said:

    Photos, build list, size and weight please!!

    I am an engineer. There is no perfect product. There are too many different ways to score a product for different conditions or user needs. You can always make something better, but may give up something in doing it.

    No photos, I can't afford such a bike.

  9. I love my pedals. :p

    Shimano Dura-Ace 7810 bought in Oct 2007 for $125

    Can even throw on some straps for standing starts. 😄

  10. A dual-plate Carlsbad Masi Gran Criterium fork.

  11. -Defeet Wool Knee Warmers

    -Defeet Wool Socks

    -Shimano Dura-Ace 7810 Pedals

    -Louis Garneau Vest (Gillet)

    -Michelin Krylion 700x23 Tires

    These are some of my favorite things

    Super

  12. 105 group, affordable and very good working, cant remember the price paid.

    Now I got Ultegra 10 speed everything but hubs, brake calipers and crank (105). I don't remeber the exact pricing eventhough I got it 3 weeks ago, the Ultegra shifters were around $205, the 105 crank was $160, deraileurs I don't remember but around $50 each, cassette was around $20.

  13. Specialized Toupe saddle - it's almost like it's not there and surprisingly more comfortable that a San Marco Regal. That I don't notice it during a long ride on the trainer means that it must be good, well, for me at least.

    PowerCranks. Work 'em baby! Full adjustable crank length should make for some interesting testing this coming spring, now that I can monitor power, heart rate, speed and cadence... I think this product would also win the "inflicts most initial pain" and "most likely to go loco on the inventor following intial use" awards too.

    I miss my old Time pedals. Their float seemed so much better than the Dura Ace spd-sl's. I may have to give the new Time pedals a go...

  14. Tacx plastic tire levers - I've tried many different types and these have been the best, by far. Have not broken one in 2 years and they have still kept their shape after all this time.

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