Poor design thread

[Kalahari Vegmot]

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ONZA HO PEDALS

 

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They looked great and cost a fortune but would just crumble.

 

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http://forums.mtbr.com/attachments/vintage-retro-classic/954689d1420991138-sugino-tioga-tension-disc-thread-image.jpg

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http://www.cyclingabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Girvin-Flexstem-Suspension-Stem.jpg

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[Shebeen]

They looked great and cost a fortune but would just crumble.

 

 

 

https://cdn.bikemag.com/uploads/2013/02/HB2962.mp3

 

 

When we started to plan Bike's 20th print volume, we found ourselves reminiscing about our young sport's history. How could we help it? After all, a hell of a lot has changed since the first issue of Bike hit newsstands in 1994. Some fascinating products have also cropped up along the modern mountain bike's development path--inventions that enriched the experience of riding off-road. This year, we'll be profiling some of our favorites in a new section called ‘Matter.’ I was lucky enough to lead off our Matter series with the legendary Tioga Disk Drive.

As an added bonus, this web-version of Matter includes some extra photos and this awesome love-poem to the Tioga Disk Drive (a.k.a “the Tioga Tension Disc”), read out loud to you by none other than Greg Herbold himself.

As HB would say, Schweeet!

 

The Disk Drive offered a bit of suspension to many of the overly rigid rear-end designs of the day. The Kevlar strands that acted as spokes allowed the hub to "float"; square-edge hits were tamed and traction was increased quite significantly. Perhaps best of all, was the wheel's ability to store energy as it flexed into the apex of a turn, and then release that energy when exiting a turn, which made it feel a bit like you were being spit out of the corner.

And then there was the noise.

The tension disk's sound was an ominous combination of carbon-fiber, road-bike disc and rolling snare drum. Any change in body position or angle on the bike would change the wheel's pitch and volume. Best of all, whenever it hit even the tamest piece of trail debris, it sounded like a beaten drum--under an aggressive descender, it was rock 'n' roll.

[Hairy]

Funny ... I really enjoyed mine and they were rocking for many years on many bikes.

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They making a comeback....

 

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Funny ... I really enjoyed mine and they were rocking for many years on many bikes.

I could never get used to them 

[Grebel]

Funny ... I really enjoyed mine and they were rocking for many years on many bikes.

 

I had them on my first Anthem and I battled at first but got used to them. Actually tried to find somebody to swap with when I got my next bike that was fitted with traditional trigger shifters.