In all honesty, you would have seen some good gains off of Dbol and EQ......is that a "good' cycle? not really, but you'd have seen gains, and then you could have been one of those guys that feels compelled to tout the benefits of a Dbol/EQ cycle, because, "I saw great gains", but relative to what? Natural? I'm really off on a tangent here, but my point is that you'll see gains with about any cycle you can throw together....some cycles will have a higher potential for sides (although that doesn't mean you'll necessarily experience these sides). The goal is to use the compounds that'll best allow you to achieve your goals and best utilize the time invested (so, tapering and short cycles with long-estered gear is out the window).

It appears that you've realized that there is a reason that people seem to be saying the same things over and over on the board....because they work.

the more you learn, the more you realize how much you still don't know. The deeper your understanding of things, the better position you're in to ask questions that wouldn't have even occurred to you initially. The goal is to have answers to all of those questions before you start a cycle, so that you're prepared to act accordingly.....there's a ton of cummulative experience on this board (and others), so take advantage of others' successes and failures so you can streamline your efforts and reap your gains in the most efficient ways possible.