Best: eTap
Worst: SRAM Red Brakes

Worst parts of all have to be Power Tap hub bearings

(2014 BMC TM01)
Best - Di2 and Dash TT.9 saddle
Worst - Rear Brakes

(2017 Parlee Z-Zero)
Best - Alot, but I'll say eTap
Worst - Saddle currently Bontrager Paridigm XXX ( Custom padded Berk Lupina ordered)

Best: Campy Super Record
Worst: the Rider

Best: Vittoria Corsa G+
Worst: Shimano Sora

Worst: Shiv rear brake, lame low stack cockpit we got after the original cockpit was recalled
Best: everything else

TT: best: HED Corsair bars
worst: Felt DA rear brake

Road: best: eTap
worst: Cervelo S5 seattube clamp mechanism

Track: best: Zipp Vuka bar
worst: Felt Bayonet 2 contraption

2013 P3-
Best- Ultegra groupset, frame
Worst- FSA gossamer brakes

2016 Scott Scale 940-
Best- 2.3” maxxis minions, xt 1x11 shifter/rear der./crankset
Worst- Shimano slx brakes
Edit: I guess the minions were my choice, the tires from the factory were horrible. So maybe those would be on the worst list.

I see a pattern, manufacturers...

Best: finally upgraded last year to Campagnolo 11 speed (Chorus)

Worst: last person on earth still running a USE Alien carbon seat post (setback is perfect for me)

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Brian

Gonna buy a fast car, put on my lead boots, take a long, long drive
I may end up spending all my money, but I'll still be alive

201x Speed Concept 2.5
Best: Shimano 105 groupset
Worst: stock brakes... I don't recall the make

2015 Speed Concept 9.0
Best: cockpit
Worst: brakes

2017 Shiv
Best: eTap
Worst: the stock brakes (replaced with Alpha X)

2016 F-Si
Best: Mavic Crossmax Pro wheels (they're awesome)
Worst: f'ing pos BB30A bottom bracket

2015 Fuji SL
Best: Shimano 105 groupset
Worst: f'ing pos PF30 bottom bracket

TriRig Omni
Best:
Worst: I still haven't built the friggin thing almost a year after buying it.

On my p2sl

Best: dunno, it's all good. Either the dura ace track crankset or the bontrager XXX brake levers. Because bling...

Worst: my valve stems are longer than I'd like, and one of the valves tends to stick a bit.

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Swimming Workout of the Day:

Favourite Swim Sets:

2020 National Masters Champion - M50-54 - 50m Butterfly

2015 giant propel

Best: Pro stealth saddle
Worst: Brake set up..only allows 23mm tires

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Ask me how much I love my Kiwami LD Aero Trisuit

2008 P3

Best, the frame.
Worst, the exposed cabling.

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Let food be thy medicine...

Felt IA16 Tri:

• Best = Alpha X cockpit
• Worst = mechanical drivetrain

Franco Balcom S road bike:

• Best = Balcom S frameset
• Worst = 105 RD

Road Bikes: Best Campy Record on all 3
Worst: 1 bike has a PF BB - completely sucky

Tri Bike Best: NP2 with combo of Hed + wheels / comfy tires / comfy cockpit = stress free speed over rough roads, the thing feels tank like
Tri Bike Worst: PF BB, still occasionally fiddling with Adamo saddle position

MTB best: Scott Scale 940 2017 Stans ZTR Crest wheels super light and changed the feel of 29ers
MTB Worst: cant decide -everything works great

2012 Felt B16
Best: PD Svet Basebar with Zipp Alumina Clip. Stages PM (has its critics, but rock solid for me and great VFM)
Worst: Rear TRP Brake.

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Trek SC 7.5
Best: bike in general - eTap shifting
Worst: Brakes


Giant Propel
Best: love the frame, checks all the boxes I want in a road bike
Worst: Brakes, replace 3 times with updates by Giant, still not "awesome"

Canondale Flash 29'er
Best: Great on gravel/fire roads/brakes
Worst: turning radius, tight technical trails, partially me too.. not all the bike

Gen 1 Trek SC9

Best - Handlebars
Worst - integrated stem - I've cracked 3. And the BB90 bottom bracket, developed play even with the trek oversized bearing.. :(

Felt B16 2014 (older generation)

best: frameset
worst: fsa vero crankset [replaced with shimano 7800], front hub on stock wheels (ball bearings)

Cannondale Slice 2014 (1st generation)

best: frameset
worst: saddle mount, rear brake mount

TT bike (7.5 SC)
best: Easy to work on
worst: except the rear brake

Track Bike (Fuji Elite)
best: $3k (+) cheaper than a T4 or BT
worst: Not a T4 or BT

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Felt B12 (2012 MY)

Best: Debatable but most everything works fine
Worst: Non-replaceable derailleur hanger (it that thing is out of spec/alignment can't get shifting perfect or something happens to the hanger the entire frame would be toast on a easily replaceable part of practically every other high end bike)

Cannondale SS EVO (2014 non Hi-Mod)

Best: Also debatable but most everything works
Worst: Non-symmetrical narrow chainstay (can't fit Continental 25mm tires or "ultra" wide road rims on there...no 25mm+ external width rims)

MTB (Raleigh Talus 8.0, 2012 model)

Best: Decent starter hardtail MTB bike for the money
Worst: Mechanical disc brakes (squeal and a PITA To remove/reinstall the wheel without brake rub)

TT-2014 BMC TM02
-Best: Fit (long/low)
-Worst: Rear brake (PIA to adjust or swap pads)

Road-Astana edition BMC SLC01
-best: unique
-worst: handlebars

CX- Focus Mares
-best: cheap
-worst: I don't get to ride it enough, shitty brakes

Fouriers........Fouriers...... Sure, it sucks having to buy an aftermarket part but all the pro teams using them at the time did it and ran 25's.

p5

best
braking with the maguras
shifting with campagnolo eps

worse
tinkering with the maguras
tinkering with campagnolo eps