Cheap TatOneEyedMonster remindes us about the crap you can buy in pound shops: "Batteries that lasted about an hour and then died. A screwdriver with a loose handle so I couldn't turn the damn screw, and a tape measure which wasn't at all accurate."
Similarly, my neighbour bought a lawnmower from Argos that was so cheap the wheels didn't go round, it sort of skidded over the grass whilst gently back-combing it.
What's the cheapest, most useless crap you've bought?
(
chthonic, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 7:26)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread
I'm not saying all Halfords bikes are shit......far from it. Firkinfedup, if you paid about a grand for it then it's unlikely to fall into the BSO category.
Magenta Ninja, I only spent six months as a London cycle courier but I can empathise on how hard it is on drivetrains and suchlike, there's a reason most of them ride fixed wheel.
Turkeyphant, you paid not very much money for a second hand bike. If you'd paid £30 for a BSO I can guarantee it wouldn't have lasted 3 years of daily use.
...and if your bike shop tells you something was "cold worked", yes it does mean that a certain amount of brute force was involved. ;)
(
sanityclause is waiting until, Sat 5 Jan 2008, 12:18,
Reply)
« Go Back | See The Full Thread