Originally Posted by NOS88

Keeping it cycling related, I'm thrilled to have sealed bearings, handle bar tape with a bit of padding, stems that allow quick changes of handle bars, cycling clothing that doesn't smell funky when wet (old wool jerseys sure smelled that way to me), bicycles light enough my wife can hoist them up on the car's roof rack, cycling shoes with Velcro closures, cycling shorts with a chamois that doesn't get stiff and hard, cycling shoes that don't require you to nail the cleat onto them, and brake and shifter cables that don't rust.