Anything cycling related you regret buying?

[Hacienda71]

A Muddy Fox top from Sportsdirect. Bad fit, colours ran in the wash, sweaty, the reflectives peeled off, just not good. Oh and Tenn shorts and a pair of Tenn mitts. I had never thought a pair of mitts could leave you in agony but they did, seemed to put pressure on a nerve inbetween my index and forefinger. Given away....

 

[Peteaud]

Me, never, no way...

 

[numbnuts]

Everything I have bought is good and still in use

ps I nearly bought a helmet cam so I could tell you lot "I was nearly killed today", but I didn't

 

[Andrew_P]

I got convinced with all this N+1 stuff or cycling forums and bought a Boardman CX "for winter" hated every minute of the three months I used it in winter. I spent most of the rides dreaming of riding my other bike. It is now sitting on a turbo that never gets used either! The only redeeming factor is my eldest daughter uses it occasionally. I now have a strict policy of new bike in, old bike out.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Most Aldi/Lidl gear - it usually goes in the charity bag shortly afterwards.

 

[Julia9054]

Lidl/Aldi cycling jackets.

I have 2 jackets from Lidl. One is brilliant and the other dreadful.
I have a waterproof for £11.99 that looks great, fits brilliantly and is, well, waterproof!
I have a wind proof jacket that is sweatier than a very sweaty thing with weirdly long sleeves made to fit a gorilla! I only wear it in times of extreme laundry fail!

 

[the_mikey]

'bargain' Specialized inner tubes.
Cheap superbright front LED lights.
Vittoria rubino tyres.
Bike cleaning kit, none of it beats a bag of rags and an old tooth brush.

Crud roadracer mk2 Mudguards.

 

[fossyant]

The early Vittora 'open' clincher tyres - expensive, but the tread used to delaminate off the carcase. Now sorted these days, but annoying at the time, as you'd have to chuck the tyres way before they were worn.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Most Aldi and Lidl cycling kit - it never fits, (but not their socks) and Sports Direct cycling tights - tight they were, circulation stopping. Most cheapo lights too.

 

[Cycleops]

I don't know if it Is it just me but but every rear light I have bought has either stopped working or fallen to bits within a very short time of purchase.

 

[Peteaud]

My Muddy Fox dayglo orange waterproof jacket (sweatbox) is still hanging in the cupboard, mainly as a warning not to buy cheap cr@p.

 

[Sods_Laur]

This thread is hilarious.

A heavy D lock. Does its job, but weighs more than I do. Now relegated to motorbike usage.

Yup. Bought a kryptonite 18 months ago as there was an Amazon deal, used it once. Instead I use the one I got for a £10 deal from the local train company. It's still heavy, but not like carting around a rucksack full of concrete.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Lidl/Aldi cycling jackets.

Aldi: really? I've several of their softshells, they're excellent VFM, do the job and are lasting years.

I regret:
SPD pedals and shoes for non road bikes.
too many saddlepacks, frame bags, barbags and an Altura full size suit bag that will fit on a rack - never has done, an expensive folly.

 

[ayceejay]

I think Filzer tools take the 'Useless' biscuit for me. Fortunately MEC have a great return policy so back they went. I bought some tyre levers with a plastic tab on to protect rims, I used one to refit a tyre and noticed the tab of plastic had come off. I couldn't find it amywhere until I unmounted the tyre and found it INSIDE the tyre = crap. Next was a pair of master link pliers that bent the first time I used them because the metal was soft = crap.
Presently topping the list is Eggbeater 2 pedals, I bought the rebuild kit and the destructions said to remove the plastic end cap with a coin - no go - screwdriver - no go I had to, literally dig it out with an old screwdriver = crap.
Some bright spark might suggest that I have missed the real problem here but I had my cack hand checked and all seems to be in order.

 

[bricksmasher]

Cheap Crappy bike locks, the could be cut through in seconds. :0 live and learn hey