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  • What have you bought that's a bit shit?
  • nickc
    Full Member

    Continental Vapour tyres. So bad, I genuinely thought they were actively trying to kill me.

    I read later that they were developed solely on marketing grounds “we were told to bring something new to the market for a particular bike manufacturer” was the excuse

    Bastards

    dannyh
    Free Member

    On one smoothie headset.

    Aldi cycling shoes.

    At least three Oasis albums.

    Ice V8 dropper.

    Continental mountain kings.

    Bavaria lager.

    Tom Waits rain dogs (I mean, really, what so **** good about it).

    Some £20 DVD about the 1974 Lions tour to South Africa, that was nothing but interviews after they’d been on the piss at some dinner thirty years later.

    Too much other crap to mention.

    lunge
    Full Member

    Gatorskins…? Really.? They’re Proper winter training/ commuting tyres.

    Hateful things, vague feel, not much grip and not great at repelling punctures. I really didn’t like them at all.

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    kimbers
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    Gloves made by
    Scott
    661
    Giro
    Fox
    Kona
    Dakine
    Specialised
    Mace
    Aldi
    Raceface

    All of them disintegrate within a few months, stiching fails, holes in palms, Velcro comes away, rubber armour falls off, silicone grips on fingers- these last a couple of rides, just shit

    No other piece of riding kit I’ve ever own fails so quickly on me as gloves

    If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know

    jimw
    Free Member

    Not really shit, but certainly biggest disappointment was the Ragley Ti in 20″ size. Wanted to love it, just couldn’t get past the overly stiff rear end. Expensive mistake on my part.
    I have briefly ridden an 18″ frame that a friend still has (and loves) and it felt more lively, more planted. Strange.
    On the other hand, Nobby Nics really are crap.

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    Ifanyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know

    Poc. On my second pair in five years.

    RickDraper
    Free Member

    Bonty Mud X had them on my Stans rims tubeless twice for 10 minutes until they exploded in the garage covering it in a shower of stans spunk.

    RickDraper
    Free Member

    Chris King headsets, a bazillion pound pile of utter ****.

    Russell96
    Full Member

    Rock Shox Quadra’s, SKF ISIS BB’s.

    nickc
    Full Member

    Troy Lee gloves for gloves that last

    I’ve a pair of old xtyle XC that are used 2-3 times a week and have lasted 6 years. I have a pair that I bought at the same time still in their bag.

    amazing gloves

    oliverracing
    Full Member

    Some fake nutella I found in a Colruyt supermarket in france

    a VERY used XT rear mech I got for a bargain of £6

    Ifanyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know

    I have a set of gore gloves that are now on their 4th year (of mtb + road) – and still look new after a wash!

    Ming the Merciless
    Free Member

    Easton Haven wheels, shite bearings, lasted 3 months with Easton/Importer refusing to admit there was a problem and dragged their heels on warranty.

    Maverick Speedball, useless seat clamp.

    brakes
    Free Member

    Avid Elixir CR – at least they looked nice and I guess they made me faster…. because they didn’t work

    chrisdw
    Free Member

    Troy Lee gloves for gloves that last

    I Would say the exact opposite… Had some, fell apart in a few weeks. Royal gloves have always been great. had a pair for 3 years now and another couple that I bought in a CRC sale. Also got some POC ones that are great, but a bit hot for summer.

    ESI grips were a disappointment after all the positive reviews. Spun on the bars and shredded themselves after one off.

    SRAM drivetrains (not tried the 11 speed stuff) can never get it set up right and requires constant adjustments. Shimano stuff is fit and forget.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    I really like my ESI grips but they’ve got absolutely no crash resistance.

    Garry_Lager
    Full Member

    No other piece of riding kit I’ve ever own fails so quickly on me as gloves

    If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know Use the ones ye was born with – your hands. Feels better once you are used to it.
    Real brass monkey weather might mean putting a pair of gloves on, but if you’re only using them one season out of four that should take care of longevity.

    Worst component in recent memory was a use seat post – unusual clamp design with a single bolt. Slipped all the time.

    dirtyrider
    Free Member

    Chris King headsets, a bazillion pound pile of utter ****.

    😆 come on son, come on, you spend more than most african countries national debt on bike stuff a month, no way are you having issues with the only thing 99.99999999% of people would say have no issues

    infact i think you just the new bike radar version of Cannondales “big john” fictitious and/or paid by Santa Cruz

    bobgarrod
    Free Member

    Shimano gloves
    crank bros pump
    crank bros extendable tyre lever

    stewartc
    Free Member

    Selle Italia SLR
    Very lightweight, the mixture of carbon, titanium and carbon wetted my middle aged desire for ‘bike stuff’.
    On any ride over one hour it appears to be designed to get you ready for a life time sentence in a Turkish prison.

    Garmin 210
    Constant steamup up display, doesn’t like water, or sweat, or humidity or any vapors.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    I never actually used my chris king, it came in a used bike but it’d already put a lovely groove in the fork steerer so I just sold it on. Still, they kindly offer to sell you a replacement part to stop their headset destroying your forks, and that part only costs about twice as much as the perfectly good non-fork-destroing headsets I normally use. Course, there was nothing wrong with the old design, no, they redesigned it for no reason at all, that’s not an admission of fault. They certainly weren’t just dodging the licence fee- oh what’s that, they changed it the second the patent expired? Forget… forget… forget…

    dirtyrider
    Free Member

    😆

    acidchunks
    Full Member

    Panaracer Magic Dart. death trap of a tyre and quickly replaced with a Specialized team control.

    Aldi bike tool kit. returned after 3 days, 8mm allen wrench was more like 8.5mm and the rest of the tools looked like they’d die on first use.

    jonnouk
    Free Member

    Michelin Cross Country mud tyres. They were 1/2 price from CRC, it was the middle of winter, I was still on SB8s. I tried the michelins for 2 or 3 rides and went back to the SB8s. I was fed up with the constant washing out and crashes.

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know

    I have some oakleys that are lasting pretty well about 4yrs in – thinnish xc-style (is factory pilot a model name or just marketing crap ?)

    billyboulders
    Free Member

    Orange Sub5 (first ones, not the more modern “5”. Never tried one of them, because having had the misfortune of owning a Sub5, and it’s two warranty replacement bretheren, I will never buy a bike made by that shower again)

    If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know

    Royal

    fasternotfatter
    Free Member

    Some early rock shox that didn’t move no matter what you rolled over

    Northwind
    Full Member

    fasternotfatter – Member

    Some early rock shox that didn’t move no matter what you rolled over

    Not true, they had loads of sideways travel!

    aracer
    Free Member

    Schwalbe Fast Fred
    Conti Supersonic Tubes

    unless of course you enjoy fixing punctures

    skinnyboy
    Free Member

    Ashima PCB brakes. You think Avids are bad, yer nur nurthin Jun Snurr.
    Hans Dampfs, the draggiest, slowist, crappest tire I have ever used in the last 30 years.
    Tioga lock on grips that did everything but lock on, and the grip literally wore off after one muddy ride.
    Defeet Woolieboolies, spuds in the toes after a few rides and yes I do clip my nails. Overpriced and appalling quality.

    wilburt
    Free Member

    If anyone knows of some long lasting gloves , let me know

    DeFeet

    dingabell
    Free Member

    XT wheels with ‘fabulous’ cup and cone bearings.
    If they’re so great, how come no one else uses them?

    zero-cool
    Free Member

    Oakley factory Pilot gloves are pretty good. Mine are 2 years old and just starting to go at the seams.

    Nobby Nics (all versions, not the first thing to come off of a new bike),
    Superstar Laser Chain device (their other chain devices were fine but I could not get this to fit anything without taking a hacksaw to it),
    Tioga Factory DH Tyres (like riding on ice),
    Renthal Kevlar Lockon grips (ok but not very comfy, not very hard wearing, ugly colour and expensive),
    ISIS Hussefelt Cranks,
    Norco Atomic,

    badnewz
    Free Member

    The three books I’ve taken on holiday
    Grahem Greene travels with my aunt
    Peter Moore vroom by the sea
    And the latest John Lewis carre

    nasher
    Free Member

    Anything from one insustries, the most overpriced poor quality tat i have ever bought

    vondally
    Free Member

    Gary fisher cake full suss
    Santa cruz bullit awful bike
    Intense tracer bought. After a turner rfx…..why
    Avid brakes
    Camelback bags all sit too high
    Odi lockons bolts made of cheese
    Merino wool………not as a base layer or as just one top

    sprocker
    Free Member

    Icebreaker base layer 80 quid and itches me
    Shimano saint c/set paid 90 paypal gift and it never showed up
    Endura, Patagonia and raceface waterproof jackets, all leak and are sweaty
    51 plate vw golf estate paid 3k for it a few years ago privately and the turbo went after 60 miles

    david47
    Free Member

    According to the wife….
    The house we bought
    The car we bought
    The tv we bought
    The kitchen table we bought
    The clothes I wear
    This could go on for a bit…

    coatesy
    Free Member

    Panaracer Smoke Re-Issue, put it on, thought my wheel was out of true on the first ride, checked more closely and found the bead seperating from the sidewall. Importers apparently insisted my brakes had rubbed it away, even though I was on discs. We subsequently had loads of returns with blown sidewalls, and i’ve refused to sell any of their tyres since.
    Also bought a Crud Claw, nice in principle for muddy rides, but it seems there’s a reason QR nuts have big grippy serrations, and sticking a flat shiny piece of ali between it and the frame stops it doing it’s job.
    Edit- Anything that’s labelled “waterproof”.

    avdave2
    Full Member

    Hite Rite – I was too light to make it work. Even back then I guess mountain bikers were all fat.

    breadcrumb
    Full Member

    Manure.

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