PBK cable cutters

[accountantpete]

Hope you are on commision with Probikekit, Matthew!

 

[D4VOW]

Why pay a premium for cycling brand wire cutters when you can get a pair with a lifetime guarantee for cheaper from most hardware stores?

 

[MajorMantra]

Hope you are on commision with Probikekit, Matthew!

I wish. Getting weekly emails with new PBK bargains is costing me a bloody fortune.

Why pay a premium for cycling brand wire cutters when you can get a pair with a lifetime guarantee for cheaper from most hardware stores?

Have you got an example? I thought many cutters weren't suitable for doing both outers and inners.

Matthew

 

[kfinlay]

Breaking news....Breaking news...

They work!

Got mine this morning - did a neat cut on the cable with minimal force and the top cutters did a similar job on the cabling, again with very little effort and minimal squashing of the metal tubing.

Obviously I can't speak for how much wear they will take but I'd say that if you are just attending to your own bike, then these will last a good few years as they look to be unbreakable and it's just a matter of how long they retain their sharpness.

BTW kudos to Probikekit - ordered yesterday and they were here 9.00 today!

+1

 

[youngoldbloke]

Just visited PBKs' site - their own brand cable cutters are now listed at £26.41 - and that is with 10% off! Not such a good buy now ..... maybe this is a mistake - otherwise are they taking the p... or what?
Fortunately I bought some a couple of weeks ago for £7.92 - and I was kicking myself after for forgetting to use the XMAS extra 10% discount code!

 

[Domestique]

and I was kicking myself after for forgetting to use the XMAS extra 10% discount code!

I feel better after reading that, having forgot the code myself

 

[alecstilleyedye]

they look identical to the ones i got from wiggle (lifeline?), which work fine.

 

[youngoldbloke]

they look identical to the ones i got from wiggle (lifeline?), which work fine.

- yes, I thought that too - that they are the same as Wiggles'.

 

[MajorMantra]

Just visited PBKs' site - their own brand cable cutters are now listed at £26.41 - and that is with 10% off! Not such a good buy now ..... maybe this is a mistake - otherwise are they taking the p... or what?

PBK is funny that way. A lot of their regular stock is actually quite pricey but when they have a sale though knock A LOT off.

Matthew

 

[accountantpete]

PBK is funny that way. A lot of their regular stock is actually quite pricey but when they have a sale though knock A LOT off.

Matthew

It's the same with all tools - there is a very large mark-up on cost as they aim to sell to commercial users over the DIY biker.

This tool goes for £200!