Worst bit of kit

[ExpatTyke]

Cheapo overshoes from Ebay. I bought a pair after yet another expensive pair tore. I am rough on overshoes it has to be said; I commute 17 miles each way including some badly surfaced lanes and a few miles off road where I'm unclipping frequently to open gates.

So I bought a cheap pair, thinking "they can't be that bad". They were. Holes in the toe section on the second day, and on the third day it rained. I discovered then that 100% waterproof only applies in 100% dry weather. I know water does run into overshoes after a while, but my feet were soaked through within a few minutes.

I've replaced them with a pair of Carnac overshoes from Planetx, and two months of use has shown them to be hole free and as warm and waterproof as anything I've had before.

 

[Mike_P]

What would do the country good is legislation to stop the sale of cr*p goods, a bit like how M&S on receipt of a faulty garment would send the whole lot back to the supplier ( although that resulted in a host of M&S seconds shops when garments were made here). Not cycling related but one of the most useless purchases I made recently was a sink plug whose metal chain loop rusted

 

[Threevok]

Dr sludge tubes. Used to be good. Now crap

Any neoprene overshoes

Anything Endura that is supposed to be waterproof

 

[Mark pallister]

One of those triangle shaped bags that goes between the top tube and seat tube. Had room for virtually nothing. Fell to bits.

Yes I’ll second that ,I kept banging my knees on it all the time

 

[the_mikey]

Go-pro camera mounting system, my heart sinks every time I see it or encounter it or inadvertently purchase something that uses it, this happens from time to time, even after furiously researching a product, the marketing text and graphics contain no reference to the Go-Pro style mounting system, yet it still appears.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Time Impact pedals. They had so much float that I tweaked my knee every time I unclipped, my foot had to rotate so much to release. £55 for a bit of kit I used for less than twenty miles before removing them. Some twelve or thirteen years on they are still sitting in a box in the garage.

 

[Threevok]

Yes I’ll second that ,I kept banging my knees on it all the time

Strange, I have one on both bikes in the winter, to hold the batteries for my solar storm lights

I can't say they've ever got in the way and are a far better solution than all the other bag types I have tried

 

[Bollo]

A 3D printed computer mount for the H11 handlebars on my canyon.

Let’s try to fit it....no.....hem.....not there.....wonky.....now let’s just remove the brake cables...yes, perfect.

 

[rogerzilla]

Continental UltraHamsterSkins. Three glass punctures in a fortnight from new. Threw them away after the third puncture because they were sparkling all over with embedded glass shards. A pair of Vredestein Fortezza TriComps survived a year's commuting on the same route with zero punctures, and were also lighter and faster. It must have taken some serious dedication for Continental to create such a bad tyre.

 

[fossyant]

You forgot dropper seat posts.

What... best invention ever.

 

[Notafettler]

Chain cleaner

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Love them think there superb as they do the job. I only have Rohloffs and shimano 8 speed hub gear maybe that makes them better. Either way that's all I use once a year.

 

[Notafettler]

Really? I love mine. Makes quick work of really gunked up chains. Got to use the right degreasing agent though.

As in?
I just use white spirit.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Agree, I got some Sealskin gloves for winter commuting. The weren't waterproof, the lining pulled out making them hard to put back on, they were sweaty. I went back to mountaineering gloves for winter and never looked back.

I found the same: Sealskinz gloves aren't waterproof, it's just false advertising, and they're overpriced.

 

[Drago]

I think the quality is very variable. I have 2 pairs, the oldest over a decade old, and they are waterproof.

 

[HLaB]

Muc Off Dry Ceramic Chain Lube. It was badged at the time for mainly dry but occasional wet use. You went through one puddle and that was it, time to re-lube the chain unless you wanted to put up with a load of unhealthy noises.

I used the wet stuff for a while, it was equally as useless. After just one ride it would go more dry and sticky than any wet lube I've had before (I want my wet lube to last a wee bit longer I switched back to Finishline Ceramic Wet Lube after that.

Not all Finishline products are good though, their never dries out (to seal a hole) sealant has to be right up there with my worst purchase