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?
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chthonic, Fri 4 Jan 2008, 7:26)
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I'm with pogo_it on this.spend the pennies on protective gear. if nothing else you ride that little bit more carefully to save destroying £££s worth of shiny kit :)
/Schuberth helmet, Dianese body-armour under-jacket thingy, Knox leg armour bits in the bike trousers, Hein-Gericke Tuareg boots. Yes, it takes a long time getting togged up every time I go out on the bike, but after a while it's as natural as putting on a seat-belt, and healing skin and bones takes longer than putting the kit on, I think.
None of this bought because of XX brand-name, but because of reviews/knowing people who have crashed in the stuff. If the Aldi 15 quid helmet came top of crash reviews and fitted, I'd most likely be wearing it. The "technically legal but..." angle is mostly aimed at 16-year-olds on scooters, I think. Darwin in action ;)
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evilstevie misses the Orange Place of late, Wed 9 Jan 2008, 12:37,
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