Has anyone bought a new bike and been disappointed?

[FatWhat?]

Originally Posted by Seat Sniffer

When I was first getting into mountainbiking I traded this surfer kid with a jetta my beach cruiser for a trek hardtail. He made it sound like the best bike in the world and was very convincing. I had never ending problems with the driveline, the middle chainring kept bending on me. i asked for my bike back but he said he sold it to pay for a new drive axle for his car. He then asked me to help him install it. some nerve. I hope he tightened all the bolts enough

Oops. Sorry Sniffer

[tkblazer]

Originally Posted by gennydv

At the time, Intense was THE bike to have...and I was working in the industry so I ordered one and had it custom anodized--gold.

Lots of people who rode with me in the earlier part of this decade remember "Goldmember" which never fit me properly, had issues climbing, but did a great job making molehills out of mountains on the downhills. Too bad the BB height was so high that my COG was too high and made singletrack trails feel sketchy...

I gave up on the bike in 2004 when I had a SS built up from a used Specialized hardtail which fit me better than the Intense and that's when I realized how badly the Intense was designed for XC riding. My old Proflex handled better.

My Pistachio coloured Giant Trance is the best full sus I've owned, and was lots cheaper than the Intense! --the Intense is up for sale BTW...size SM.

i loved my tracer and i'm still not sure why i sold it... i do agree with you tho, the BB height was way too high at 14" for a 4" bike

[LlammaPudge]

Originally Posted by Seat Sniffer

When I was first getting into mountainbiking I traded this surfer kid with a jetta my beach cruiser for a trek hardtail. He made it sound like the best bike in the world and was very convincing. I had never ending problems with the driveline, the middle chainring kept bending on me. i asked for my bike back but he said he sold it to pay for a new drive axle for his car. He then asked me to help him install it. some nerve. I hope he tightened all the bolts enough

At least your not crying about it. I had a truely.I lovedI like all bikes I have owned at one time or another
I need to fix ^this...
I had a bike I really liked when I was a kid. But I haven't really had one I didn't like.

[BFloFoxRider.]

Originally Posted by reflux

Nice setup. My AC was built more XC oriented...Manitou 3-way in back with a Vanilla 5" up front. For reasons that I still can't exatly pinpoint, the bike and I just never bonded. It was a huge disappointment for me, as the bike looked great and positive reviews were all over the place. Are you still riding the AC?

Yep i still have it... I got it march '06, rode it 100 miles the next day in my school bike marathon, then to and from school the rest of the year.. started doing real mountain biking on it december '06, started jumping and downhilling with it, then snepped the lower internals of the fork (and rode it for another months before realizing, OK, this fork is just not working right anymore.)
Got a donation from my grandpa, got the Vanilla 32 RLC, and then december '07, did a nosewheelie down my driveway and blew my rear shock somehow. Now i just have the coil tightened as much as i could. Other than that its a decent bike. A good all mountain bike i'd say