What bike, part or cycling related item have you regretted buying?

[roadrash]

whats the "H" word ??

 

[Brandane]

whats the "H" word ??

'elmet.

 

[Slick]

Edit to add:
Garmin Edge Explore 820. Far too expensive for what it is, and so user unfriendly that it IS going to end up in a canal one of these days.

Don't do it.

 

[NorthernDave]

Marathon + tyres, heavy, slow, slippery. I only kept them (until I sold the bike) having paid full price at LBS. thankfully they fitted them or I would have been cursing more if I’d fought them on myself!!

Blimey - I'd forgotten buying Marathon + tyres (or have I just blanked them from my mind?)
They can definitely go on the list!

 

[Drago]

A Lance Armstrong race top. Since buying it all I've wanted to do is take drugs and chop off one of my plums.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Blimey - I'd forgotten buying Marathon + tyres (or have I just blanked them from my mind?)
They can definitely go on the list!

It's great how we are all different, marathon plus tyres are one of my best buys.

 

[Lonestar]

Sadly I think the Brompton was a mistake.

Cheap brake blocks from Thailand.Only bought them there for convenience and having spares.I had brake failure one night and managed to rear end @Fnaar a moped at Aldgate @ 8mph one fateful night in 2014.Coupled with oil...wet and new rims on the back wheel.Front brake ineffective also...and worn.

Ditched them soon after and bough a bulk lot from ebay which actually work in the wet.

 

[IBarrett]

Giant Defy 1.

Fantastically well made bike. Rode well too.

Just didn’t do it for me aesthetically. When you look at a bike, you have to love it, simple as that.

Purely out of curiosity in my search for n+1 and a Giant Defy owner what did you come up with as an alternative?
Most bikes I look at seem to be dull and do nothing for me.
Except tt bikes - now them I do like.

 

[C R]

Am I the only person who likes the chain cleaner doodah

I like it too.

 

[ChrisEyles]

I wonder if there’s a correlation between not liking a chain cleaner and using chainsaw oil (or other poor alternative) instead of proper chain lube?

Possibly - I use chainsaw oil myself and don't much like the stickier (expensiver!) bike specific oil I've got on the bike shelf. Mainly the chain cleaner just seemed too much faff compared to mickling with a rag.

 

[StuAff]

I wonder if there’s a correlation between not liking a chain cleaner and using chainsaw oil (or other poor alternative) instead of proper chain lube?

No. Finish Line Green user here.

 

[Venod]

Aldi overshoes, their kit is not the best, but some of it has served me well, they had a bad day when they designed the flimsy overshoe.

 

[Slick]

Aldi overshoes, their kit is not the best, but some of it has served me well, they had a bad when they designed the flimsy overshoe.

Never ever use it when they are gritting, it disintegrates faster than the wicked witch of the West.

 

[bpsmith]

Purely out of curiosity in my search for n+1 and a Giant Defy owner what did you come up with as an alternative?
Most bikes I look at seem to be dull and do nothing for me.
Except tt bikes - now them I do like.

I got a Bianchi Sempre Pro in Matte Black and then a Ridley Noah SL in Lotto Soudal colours. Stopped at those two and love them both in fairness, both to look at and also riding.

 

[Fnaar]

Am I the only person who likes the chain cleaner doodah

I like the chain cleaner things. Got mine from Lidl years ago. Easy to use and works well