The worst bike ever made or that you have owned

[rugby bloke]

I needed a bike to commute between St Pancras station and the office and as it would be living at the station did not want to spend too much money. Bought a bike for £20 of a mate and whilst the initial test ride indicated it might be a bit of a "fixer upper" it was only when I started using it in London I realized how utterly crap it was. The gears were shot and would jump off the cog at any gear change, the whole thing rattled alarmingly and bits started to drop off. After fiddling and fettling I gave up and started to use a Boris Bike ... which actually speeded up my commute time !

 

[BrumJim]

Thread resurrection time:

Just seen this:
https://divagift.com/products/mtwolf-26-wheels-road-bike-24-gear-speed-white?variant=31163397079143

Just so wrong on many, many, many levels.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Thread resurrection time:

Just seen this:
https://divagift.com/products/mtwolf-26-wheels-road-bike-24-gear-speed-white?variant=31163397079143

Just so wrong on many, many, many levels.

How frequently?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Thread resurrection time:

Just seen this:
https://divagift.com/products/mtwolf-26-wheels-road-bike-24-gear-speed-white?variant=31163397079143

Just so wrong on many, many, many levels.

Struth! My eyes, thats one fugly bike, only 15 kg in weight, and when did 3 x 7 make 24?

 

[BrumJim]

Struth! My eyes, thats one fugly bike, only 15 kg in weight, and when did 3 x 7 make 24?

Yes, but 26" wheels! Be still my beating heart.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

That has to be the only steel bike I've ever known that's trying to look like a carbon bike. So all the ugliness of a carbon frame, and all the weight of steel... truly, the zenith of stupidity in bike design.

I mean, look at that downtube! I'd have thought that weighed 15kg on it's own!

15kg might even be a bit "chinny reckon" itself. Like those huge fat men you know who say they're a "L" in T shirts, "or sometimes an XL depending on the shop", when really you know they shop exclusively at Jacamo because they do the XXXL sizes you can't get in human shops.

Hang on, just noticed... how many flippin spokes has it got!?!

 

[Dolorous Edd]

Thread resurrection time:

Just seen this:
https://divagift.com/products/mtwolf-26-wheels-road-bike-24-gear-speed-white?variant=31163397079143

Just so wrong on many, many, many levels.

What does "60cm Thick steel frame handle bar" mean?

That the steel the handlebars are made from is 60cm thick? That would explain the bike weight I suppose.
That the handlebars are 60cm wide? Perhaps designed for a gorilla.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Yes, but 26" wheels! Be still my beating heart.

If you read down the bottom it says "7- speed Rear Derailleur", if you look at the picture of the handle bars the changer says 8 speed.

 

[Punkawallah]

That has to be the only steel bike I've ever known that's trying to look like a carbon bike. So all the ugliness of a carbon frame, and all the weight of steel... truly, the zenith of stupidity in bike design.

Hang on, just noticed... how many flippin spokes has it got!?!

All of them - got to keep the weight up :-)

Worst bike I ever owned? Raleigh Chopper. Could not hate it, though, due to the rigmarole mum had to go through to get it!

 

[rogerzilla]

A 1980s Sun Solo, a 14th birthday present. One brake lever exploded on the first ride, the headset could never be tightened properly and the steel rims splayed on potholes, to the point where they could no longer retain a tyre.

Eventually it got alloy rims, the head tube was faced (fixing the headset issue for good) and it was repainted three more times. So it turned out ok in the end.

 

[BrumJim]

If you read down the bottom it says "7- speed Rear Derailleur", if you look at the picture of the handle bars the changer says 8 speed.

Can only count 7 sprockets on the back, though.

 

[Drago]

Raleigh Chopper. A machine gun loaded with dynamite would have been less dangerous, albeit nowhere near as cool.

 

[southcoast]

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've owned relatively few bikes, compared to many on here at least.

They've all been good.

 

[Dolorous Edd]

Not owned, but I did once hire a bike for a day from a French campsite. It had cranks made out of plastic...