oury grips, and if im running mechanical breaks then bb7s

One thing I'll give shimano is front derailers. What can I say?

breaks = snap

Someone said this before, but I just want to say this. Lock on grips.

I would have to say Lock On grips for me.

Yeah, I guess that is another thing with the lock on grips.

Another one for lock on grips. I love all my other present setup stuff, and will happily keep running same until something else comes along that works better for me.

I don't really see improving beyond lock on grips though, so imagine they'll stick around.

+1000 for Lock ons with Yeti grips

Suntour rebound cartridges.

wooo!!!

Halo sweatband -- if you live where it is hot and humid, you know what I'm talking about!

I never ride without it.

Beyond that ... Shimano. I've just had great success, year and year, with my Ultegra setup.

Well, its a fat, so I can't blame you there. I just picked up a eddy from a buddy. Nothing beats a fat chance!!!!

Oury grips (not the same ones because they do eventually wear out), Thompson Seat Post, WTB Saddle.

All-time top three: Thomson post, Chris King headset, and ODI Ruffian lock-ons. And if it has gears, +1 on SRAM.

Sunzocchi rebound cartridge you mean?

Please enlighten me why Lock On Grips are such a favorite.

Easy on, easy off. No slippage.

Seems like lots of folks like the lock-on grips. I used them for a couple seasons, and although i liked the easy-on, easy-off, no slippage aspect, I found the hard steel lock rings to be a bit uncomfortable, especially on long rides. I now use road bar tape, because: fairly easy on-off, tuneable thickness, no slippage, soft to the touch, one package is enough for at least two handlebars, doesn't turn to sticky jelly.

In my case, I like to fine-tune a particular frame so I change handlebars often (I've accumulated spares over the years), leave them on a week then try another one and so on, until I get it right (different rise, angle of sweep, width, etc). Either that or I swap brakes... when I upgrade to a better one, the former brakes get trickled down to the other mtbs.

Lock-on grips has saved my sanity on many an occasion.

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I resisted going to lock-ons for many years . . . even though my son and most everyone else I knew swore by them. But that is only because I am a cheap bugger. So I went the gamut of many different grips, including Scott ATV ones (which I actually liked); but always had to play the hairspray / gorilla snot / or safety wire game. When I finally switched I wondered why on earth I'd waited so long.

Same here. And in the end, the only reason I did switch was because the lockons were on sale for cheaper than regular grips.

Disc brakes.

-R

I can't think of one thing. Seriously, I've been riding MTBs since the late eighty's and if something better comes along it's bye-bye to my old stand bys.

Shimano drive train!!
1st road bike had low level non indexed shimano shifters and they worked fine.
Next bike had indexed 105 on the down tube (many moons ago). Then went to mountain bikes (about 1987) with the first a Rocky mountain stratos having 7 speed indexed thumb shifters (Still working perfectly on this used and abused winter bike today, salt, dirt rain, still clicking). Got a KONA with SRAM grip shifters (thought they looked cool, hated them more than anything, I got blisters on my blisters, learned my lesson) swapped for XTR triggers. Built another KONA with XTR dual conrtrols my favorite by far. So I thought I would try another road bike and had to go with Dura ace 7800. Haven't ridden it outside yet but sure shifts nice on the trainer!! In all my miles the only problem I had with any shimano drivetrain was a broken chain and that was because I was lazy and reused the pin!

I just dont really like the way shimano drive stuff feels (I'm not talking high end here, just X5 vs. Deore). Just feels too mushy and not all that precise feeling. X5 feels more snappy and exact.