Waste of Money! The Worst Mountain Bike Products Ever

Over the years, the bike industry has had countless good ideas for products that improve riding, ride quality, durability, safety and of course, aesthetics. But the story doesn’t stop there... Unfortunately, the bike industry sometimes keeps going, beyond rhyme and reason, pausing not to ask if just because they can, does it mean that they should? When they do just that, we’re left with some of the products in this list. ⏱ Timestamps ⏱ 00:00 - Intro 00:21 - Rockshox Disc Brakes 01:45 - Proprietary Shocks 03:04 - Extremely Short Stems! 04:11 - Gripshift 05:26 - Shimano Dual Control 06:01 - Anything Made From An Elastomer 06:40 - Truvativ Hammerschmidt 07:41 - Suspension Stems 08:47 - Bar Ends 09:30 - Cheese Grips 10:25 - One Piece Bar And Stem Useful Links: Watch The UCI MTB World Series Elite Racing On GCN 👉 NEW GMBN XC Kit! 👉 Racing Highlights & More On GMBN Racing 👉 Watch Shorts on GMBN 👉 Ride with us at the Global Bike Festival 👉 Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 Sign-up to our newsletter 👉 Have you ever purchased something for mountain biking that you regret? Is that even truly possible? Let us know down below 👇 Watch more on GMBN... 📹 Watch Blakes adventures at Swatch Nines! 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 📹 Watch our weekly show, The Dirt Shed Show 👉 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 Elektro Sunset - Forever Sunset #GMBN #GlobalMountainBikeNetwork #MTB #MountainBiking 📸 Photos - © UCI Mountain Bike World Series / Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images & © Sprint Cycling Agency The Global Mountain Bike Network (GMBN) is the world’s largest and fastest-growing online mountain bike channel and community – and your destination for the best mountain bike content in the world. GMBN is dedicated to inspiring and unlocking your riding potential. Our videos cater to fans of every mountain bike discipline: from mile-munching cross-country (XC) riders, through adrenaline-fuelled dirt jumpers, gravity-hungry downhillers or aspiring enduro racers, and beyond. Every day of every month, our ex-pro presenting team are on hand to entertain and inspire you while also providing a uniquely qualified insight into the world of mountain biking. Every week we deliver original daily videos that include: Adventurous and entertaining features Mountain bike skills coaching Technical advice and guidance Mechanical know-how to keep you rolling A place for the riding community with our weekly Dirt Shed Show Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon Bikes: Nukeproof Bikes: Orbea Bikes: Park Tool: Smith Helmets & Eyewear: Crankbrothers Pedals: Shimano Footwear: Ergon: Vittoria Tires: FSA: Spank: Topeak: Garmin: Peaty’s Products: Wahoo: Worx Power Tools: CamelBak: Watch our sister channels: GMBN Racing - GMBN Tech - Electric Mountain Bike Network - GMBN auf Deutsch - Global Cycling Network - GCN Tech - GCN Racing - Global Triathlon Network - GCN Italia - GCN en Espanol - GCN auf Deutsch - GCN en Francais - GCN Japan - GCN Training -