What have you bought for the bike but never used?

[Pale Rider]

I suspect we've all bought something which seemed like a good idea at the time, but somehow never got used.

My contribution is my cheap hydration pack, purchased after running out of water on one of the few hot days last year.

I tried it on dry in the kitchen, but somehow never got around to deploying it in earnest.

Might not be a total waste of money, as I may use it this summer.

What bike accessory have you got lying unused?

 

[OskarTennisChampion]

An odometer,2 Shcwalbe tyres and a rear brake lever and caliper.
Someone told me it was great idea to check your speed and mileage,but after buying it I realised I didn't want to be hurtling around trails flicking my eyes at the bars every 5 seconds.
The Nobby Nics were going for £30,but I would never put them on my bike.Pure impulse.
I had mix and match brakes,so I bought the better quality of the two,and then decided I needed better brakes,so ditched the two of them.
eBay for me soon

 

[rugby bloke]

An industrial strength bike lock with a mount for bike ... looked impressive but I reckon it would have doubled the weight of my already chunky MTB !

 

[mick160]

The wife bought me a camera thats never been used...

 

[Milkfloat]

The internet is not big enough for the stuff i have in storage 'just in case'. I love a bargain and have boxes of stuff waiting for the right time.

 

[MontyVeda]

My last two frame pumps... the new one's only a month old and hasn't been touched since strapping it to the frame. Previous one was only ever used by a cycling buddy, but not myself. That was purchased about five years ago after discovering that the pump i had was utter sh!te, 15 miles out of town. Haven't had a puncture or needed extra air since whilst out on the road. My track pump on the other hand, gets plenty of use.

 

[wonderloaf]

The wife bought me a camera thats never been used...

Snap!

 

[Sharky]

Bought my self some weights when I was about 20 and for a few winters used them, then decided to buy a weight lifting bench to go with it. When it arrived, it seemed so big, that I could not think where I was going to use it, so I didn't unpack it and eventually it got moved to the loft, unopened, where it is now - 40+ years later!

 

[ColinJ]

There must be somebody on the forum honest enough to own up to 'the bike itself'!

 

[Funkweasel]

I used my bike.... but not for about 2 years from October 2013 until last August.

 

[ChrisEyles]

I've got a crank puller on the shelf that I was going to use to swap over a crankset on my MTB. However, when I went to use it, I found the threads had been totally stripped some time previously. Could have loosened the crank bolt and ridden 'til it fell off but in the end I decided to keep the chainset for now, so the crank puller is sitting on the shelf for now.

My poor chain cleaner is also set for a life on the shelf since I discovered the mickle method... but at least got used once or twice first.

 

[Funkweasel]

The mickle method?
Ah i found it

 

[numbnuts]

Stein Hypercracker and a fiber spoke

 

[jefmcg]

I'll be happy if I never use this

 

[ChrisEyles]

The mickle method? Ah i found it

You'll never look back