Originally Posted by fore0121
Granted, some stuff is crap, but I'm amazed at how many times I've scoffed at trying a cycling specific piece of equipment only to find out a year or two later just how great some of this stuff is.
Me too, in fact probably most people go through this.
The reality is that you get what you pay for more often than not and, the more you know the details about something (anything) the more you understand the benefits of things. Especially cycling. Many of the benefits seem useless until you know better.