Anything cycling related you regret buying?

[lip03]

Numerous things from China via eBay.... my fake catlike helmet for instance.... I look like I have had some major surgery when I put it on... safe to say it went to the tip!

 

[JasonHolder]

Campag chorus groupset. Pretty disgusting.

 

[Donger]

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!

 

[alans]

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.

 

[Kies]

Adjustable stem. Kack!

 

[youngoldbloke]

Michelin Pro 3 Race tyres, unusable after less than 1000km, cut up really badly on anything other than perfect surfaces.

 

[winjim]

Campag chorus groupset. Pretty disgusting.

I'm considering this groupset. What didn't you like about it?

 

[JasonHolder]

[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.

 

[Davidc]

Continental inner tubes. (10 of them to get a low price!)

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

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

 

[Mile195]

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...

 

[Downward]

Seakskinz gloves. Impossible to get all five fingers into a glove at the same time due to the lining twizzeling up. I've since heard others saying how good they are so I assume the design has improved.

Yes but once your hands start sweating you can't get them back on if you take them off

 

[EltonFrog]

Ortleib handlebar bag, did the job but rattled like feck, took it off after one tour, it's sitting in the garage getting in the way.