lip03
Guru
- Location
- beds/ london
Anything cycling related you regret buying?
- Thread starter Doyleyburger
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JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
Campag chorus groupset. Pretty disgusting.
Donger
A.K.A. Buster Nuvverbike (componentry destroyer)
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
Kickstands ..... I ve bought 3 of them over the years, and not one of them fits the frame of my bike perfectly. To fit one in a way that actually props your bike up properly, you always end up leaving it sticking out just exactly where your left ankle occasionaly brushes against it while pedalling. (Not all the time, but just often enough for it to start playing on your mind and driving you nuts
). You then adjust it slightly and your bike falls over. Grrr!
). You then adjust it slightly and your bike falls over. Grrr!alans
black belt lounge lizard
- Location
- Staffordshire
I've not been dis-satisfied with any of the cheap stuff I've bought ;possibly because my expectations are always related to cost.
I have however regretted selling all of the bikes I've sold.
I have however regretted selling all of the bikes I've sold.
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Michelin Pro 3 Race tyres, unusable after less than 1000km, cut up really badly on anything other than perfect surfaces.
winjim
Straddle the line, discord and rhyme
I'm considering this groupset. What didn't you like about it?
JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
[QUOTE="winjim, post: 3037753, member: I'm considering this groupset. What didn't you like about it?[/QUOTE]
Hi.
I'll start off with the good points-could get down low and hold onto levers with forearms on bar without shifting or holding cables like I do with shimano. Then end
I found it VERY clunky. The front derailer travels too far (ratio relative to lever) jammed chains i found common. Levers are made really cheaply and look cheap. Tiagra looks much much nicer compared.
Hi.
I'll start off with the good points-could get down low and hold onto levers with forearms on bar without shifting or holding cables like I do with shimano. Then end
I found it VERY clunky. The front derailer travels too far (ratio relative to lever) jammed chains i found common. Levers are made really cheaply and look cheap. Tiagra looks much much nicer compared.
Davidc
Guru
- Location
- Somerset UK
Continental inner tubes. (10 of them to get a low price!)
Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
Decathlon are normally good but...
BTwin/VP SPD clone cleats with a single hole backplate
Had cheap Aldi shoes before and been fine, but with these cheap cleats, the short surface area gave little reinforcement and ended up with the rigid sole splitting after a few weeks. Maybe the cleats would have been OK with better shoes, I know the shoes would have been OK with better cleats
BTwin/VP SPD clone cleats with a single hole backplate
Had cheap Aldi shoes before and been fine, but with these cheap cleats, the short surface area gave little reinforcement and ended up with the rigid sole splitting after a few weeks. Maybe the cleats would have been OK with better shoes, I know the shoes would have been OK with better cleats
I once bought a cheapo folding bike off of ebay on a whim. I thought it might be useful on the odd day that I had to use the train to get to work. It took longer to fold and unfold at each end than it did just to walk to the station. It had wheels the size of childrens party plates yet weighed about the same as a Hummer. I have used wheelbarrows with better handling.
Oddly I got £10 more than I paid for it when I put it back on ebay, so I guess one could say it was a wise investment...
Oddly I got £10 more than I paid for it when I put it back on ebay, so I guess one could say it was a wise investment...
Downward
Guru
- Location
- West Midlands
Yes but once your hands start sweating you can't get them back on if you take them off
