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Avro:
The worst part I ever bought was a Lester Wheel from Halfords sometime in the early 80's.

I should say my mother got it for me as she knew that the rear wheel on my Burner was knackered; bent, flat-spotted and the hub had cried mercy long ago. That Lester wheel was my living hell. You could not do anything with the bike. You only had to look at it and it would puncture. It was so heavy you could do deadlift reps with it. The number of pinch punctures I got were legion. What is more, it cracked all over the place. Like the Motomag it copied a BMW motorcycle design and it was doomed; I worked in BMW motorcycles for many years, read 20 years, and that wheel was subject to a worldwide recall!

When the Lester wheel smashed I saved all my milk round money and ordered a Skyway from a big bike shop near Manchester (I do not remember the name but it would have been from a magazine advert from the early '80s). I waited weeks, I guess mail order was much slower back then, nothing arrived. We, my mother and I, complained. One day, returning from school, a yellow wheel was placed in the kitchen window! *cheers* I thought, it is here. They had sent a 'copy' Skyway, I think it had six spokes but whatever I knew it was wrong. Heartbroken.

The shop we bought it from were unhelpful, remember this is pre-internet. The only way we got resolution was to take a detour one Christmas on our way to York (from North Devon I might add) and insist on the Black Skyway I had saved so hard for. We left with said wheel.

I have waited over 30 years to relate that story! Rad I thank you!

Have you any similar experiences. Bad buys, mistakes, let downs?

deeman:
Damn...that was bad luck on the Skyway! Poor old mum, I bet she thought she was helping!
I had a very nice spinner back in the day which I couldn't find so I used an ACS Rotor instead...what a pile of rubbish  ::)

steve69:
The ones that come to mind are...

Dia-Compe tech2 lever, for that impossible placement and clumsy reach-around braking experience.

ACS Z-rims. Once the novelty of trying to flex them like the advert wore off (and getting punctures almost every time). I realised they weren't as light or as strong as Araya's and didn't stop as good either.

Julian347:
Mushroom grips. You just don't get a good feel for the bike. Hated them BITD and still hate them now.

steve69:

--- Quote from: Julian347 on October 18, 2016, 09:34 PM ---Mushroom grips. You just don't get a good feel for the bike. Hated them BITD and still hate them now.

--- End quote ---

ODI Mushroom's were probably my favourite grips bitd !!

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