OvThe recent ROAM threads and few others made me wonder about products that folks think are overrated or overpriced. So, I thought I would through a starter list out there.
I am curious what others think are the leading overrated or overpriced things out there in Tri land...
- Anything Ceramic Speed – I love the idea of oversized pulleys, and I like the idea of ceramic bearings. But CS’s pricing is ludicrous.
- Wahoo ROAM – This would have been a game changer in 2018, but the rest of the market pivoted and left this hanging in the wind with a high price tag relative to many other options.
- Cervelo P2/3 – (This one will strike a nerve, I am sure.) These bikes were world leaders and game changers in 2014. But, the rest of the market responded over the past 5 years with bikes that offer various mixes of faster, cheaper, and better equipped.
- Tacx Neo – I do not get this one. It is very good. But the Wahoo KICKR is also very good. I do not see the value in the Neo’s price premium. (I have a Neo 2, and I had a KICKR.)
- Rudy Project Wing57 – haha
- Zipp/Enve/Bontrager/Easton/Xentis/etc. ~$3K wheels – Long ago, these were leaders and earned premium prices. But there are a ton of strong offerings at less than half of those prices, many of which are faster.
- Dura Ace – I love DA, but Ultegra is so good now that the only real difference seems to be weight. I badly wanted to justify a DA group for my TT bike when I did the upgrade to Di2, but it just didn’t make sense
- Garmin Vector 3 – With Assioma performing well at a fraction of the price, and P2 with a strong reputation and better price, it seems like the Vector 3 is an overpriced choice with a bad history.
I am curious what others think are the leading overrated or overpriced things out there in Tri land...