best bargains I have:
Park Tools tyre levers - £2.99 for good strong tools in 'that' blue 
Muckynutz fender bender
Toronto cycles jockeys £8 a set
Wellgo MG1 pedals
new shimano trail pedals M530 - ie M520 with a cage.
Transfil cable sealing kit - £3. Well expensive for some tube but cheap for what they do perfectly.
My Giant Anthem 3..the local bike shop offered to price match an online deal i'd seen so I got 800 quid off and they still offered me my 6 week service!
Does make you wonder about the profit margins however doesn't it..
*raises head above parapet*
King hubs and headsets (not tried a BB yet). They provide a lot of value for a lot of money..... And have a pretty ace warranty, not that I've ever needed to use it. The shinyness helps soften the wallet pain too!
*retreats*
Aldi and Lidl lycra shorts and compression wear.
Hope C2 brakes
Endura basic roubaix knee warmers - £14 about five years ago and pretty much indestructible. Still £14 now. Some Endura stuff falls to bits when you sneeze at it, but they did these right.
Wingnut packs / DaKine bladders
Sealskinz
Reba/Revelation
Someone's already said Deore chainrings - can't knock 'em.
Topeak Hummer. Built umpteen bikes & rescued umpteen riders.
Cane Creek S3 headset.
Lezyne Alloy Drive pump.
http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=2563 14
1428 quid
http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=2577
1689 quiddies
Specialized BG saddle, had mine for well over 4 years now and its been comfy since I got it. the spesh arse-ometer/memory foam gauge thing really does help.
My mini-pump. bought for £3 in one of those "cycle promotion sales" about 15 years ago and its still going strong.
Endura 3/4 thermal bibs - just binned mine after around 10 years of regular use, a fine bit of kit.
As above, bottom end shimano spd pedals. Work perfectly and last several years. It's often the same price to buy cleats and pedals as cleats on their own, so I have a pile of them now.
Specialized Nimbus tyres - bought in a pair from wiggle as a deal with tubes about 8 years ago and still going well on my hack bike.
emanuel - where did you get your saddle recovered? I have one on my road bike that needs doing?
One more to add to the list - Z1 Bombers bought in 1999, still working perfectly on the Mrs' bike despite being serviced no more than 4 times.
Hope Pro 2s. Bought my front one s/h around 2-3 years ago and it's still going strong with one bearing change. Rear one is also holding up nicely.
Despite all the shit they get my Juicy 5s have been great value for money. They came with a Rockhopper I bought s/h about 3 years ago and other than a few problems with bleeding them and sticky pistons they've been very reliable.
Mavic 721. Mine came with the aforementioned Pro 2 and is still very much in one piece with no dents or wobbles despite having a complete battering over the years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsu9fei3y7Y
papa-lazarou nice name.I did it myself.the second one is easier.
or send it to busyman cycles.
There was a thread on pinkbike I seem to recall,some nice ideas.I used leather,the thinner it is the easier it is.thin leather adds about 40-50gthick stuff adds 100g.done a few now.
you can use any fabric,denim looks good.contact cement,patience.
anyway,for no reason at all,a song.
Easy........
(The Neoguard not the forks!)
STW premier digital account, bargin!
Tis when you live abroad anyway.......
duntstick - MemberSTW premier digital account, bargin!
Tis when you live abroad anyway.......
+1...
a copy of Singletrack costs 12.95€ at the international newsagents in the main station here in Munich....
oddly, Dirt has started to market itself over here. costs about 6€. still printed in english. its got a bit of an underground cult following here...
If you subscribe to the European Print & Digital plan it's around 6€ for Singletrack Mag too - and you don't need to go the the station to pick it up.
Those converted army gortex trousers have outlasted both the endura and altura ones.
emanuel - where did you get your saddle recovered? I have one on my road bike that needs doing?
I keep meaning to try a DIY repair on a tatty old Flite. Apparently, you can buy leather offcuts from ebay, use the old cover as a template, and stick the new one on with contact adhesive. Dunno how easy it is though.
The humble inner tube.
Shimano Quick Releases.
The AyUp set I bought on offer at Twentyfour12 four years ago. And the upgrade/swop service they've just done which adds another 50% of output 
charge spoon..
ebay second hand xt rim brakes..
ebay second hand race jerseys..
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