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Buyers regret? – anyone else a sufferer?

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  • December 10, 2012 at 2:04 pm #17443
    Super Domestique

    I think I must be the Worlds worst tbh.

    I sit there over analyzing kit and calling its purchase into question. All the more so when forced off the bike.

    Target currently is the turbo trainer as I have yet to even be able to try it (although my son spent 20 mins on it on Sat) but most of my kit is ‘under fire’ today!

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  • December 20, 2012 at 2:14 pm #708607
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    notfastenough

    My dad had a magnet in his
    My dad had a magnet in his tin, which was the worst thing ever because it meant the entire contents could be lifted out in a single magnetised lump!

    December 20, 2012 at 12:20 pm #708605
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    Super Domestique

    BTW reading this back, just
    BTW reading this back, just having a ‘Tin’ makes me feel like my dad!

    December 20, 2012 at 12:17 pm #708603
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    Super Domestique

    notfastenough wrote:Super

    notfastenough wrote:
    Super Domestique wrote:
    I have a tin with a few different types in so hence the need for a picture.

    Email me the picture and your address and I will have a look at what I have.

    Result! The spare bolt you sent fits, so the cage/bottle/attached mini-pump on the top tube no longer wander into the path of the passing crank! Hurray!

    Great – nice one. Thanks for sorting the mags – as requested donation made plus topped up a touch (hats off to you for that one) and I have let Keith know.

    December 20, 2012 at 10:14 am #708601
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    notfastenough

    Super Domestique wrote:I have

    Super Domestique wrote:
    I have a tin with a few different types in so hence the need for a picture.

    Email me the picture and your address and I will have a look at what I have.

    Result! The spare bolt you sent fits, so the cage/bottle/attached mini-pump on the top tube no longer wander into the path of the passing crank! Hurray!

    December 14, 2012 at 10:53 am #708599
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    aende

    Sellars Remorse: yes
    Buyers
    Sellars Remorse: yes
    Buyers Regret: No

    Now, about the £80 wirth of stuff I need to convert the fixie to singlespeed……. 😐

    December 14, 2012 at 5:44 am #708597
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    issacforce

    yep i purchased apr nof bont
    yep i purchased apr nof bont race light areo wheelset used for 4 month then hav sat in back rm doin absolutley nothing but gathering dust

    December 13, 2012 at 9:19 pm #708595
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    Raleigh

    ^
    That’s probably true, never
    ^
    That’s probably true, never thought of it like that. 😕

    December 12, 2012 at 7:08 pm #708593
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    lazyusername

    There’s definitely a direct
    There’s definitely a direct correlation between time spent off the bike and the number of orders I place. I haven’t done much recently and as such have 4 anodised bottlecage bolts in the post to match the valve caps I have. FFS. Does it ever stop?

    December 12, 2012 at 11:36 am #708591
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    Super Domestique

    I have a tin with a few
    I have a tin with a few different types in so hence the need for a picture.

    Email me the picture and your address and I will have a look at what I have.

    December 12, 2012 at 12:17 am #708589
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    notfastenough

    Ooh, I dont but I’ll take
    Ooh, I dont but I’ll take one. Cycle surgery were good enough to give me some standard bottle cage bolts out of the workshop but the heads were two narrow to hold the cage to the frame, but of course you’re a spesh fan so that might be a go-er.

    Thanks, even if it doesn’t work out. I’ll get back to you.

    December 11, 2012 at 4:32 pm #708587
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    Super Domestique

    Do you have a pic? ( or do I
    Do you have a pic? ( or do I need to say picture to keep the educated happy? 😉 )

    I might have a spare.

    December 11, 2012 at 3:39 pm #708585
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    notfastenough

    The pair of Spesh bottle
    The pair of Spesh bottle cages I bought to avoid having mismatched items, only to find that one of the bolts has come loose and fallen out, and they aren’t standard fitting so I’m having trouble replacing the bolt without buying another cage.

    December 11, 2012 at 2:33 pm #708583
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    Super Domestique

    WAY too much hassle on a
    WAY too much hassle on a smartphone!

    December 11, 2012 at 2:27 pm #708581
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    Bobbys boys

    Missing apostrophes – anyone
    Missing apostrophes – anyone else a sufferer? 😀

    Buyer’s (or perhaps buyers’), World’s etc.

    December 11, 2012 at 2:08 pm #708579
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    Simon E

    I sometimes prevaricate for
    I sometimes prevaricate for ever and a day before buying stuff, partly because I don’t have money to waste but also scepticism of the claimed benefits of pricey gear when cheaper alternatives work fine. There are a few things I’ve bought that have been poor value, but most are fine.

    I get bothered about mechanical issues while riding – the slightly out of index gearshift or misaligned brake pad I forgot to fix before I put the bike away.

    The turbo trainer: it’s not meant to be fun, it’s an instrument of torture. Turbos are for training, not pootling. If you intend to keep it then you must establish a routine (e.g. jump on straight from work or whatever) and have a couple of workouts planned that mean you actually use it. If you get into a regular pattern then you’re more likely to keep using it, otherwise it’s just an ornament.

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