MBR big question May – most overpriced piece of kit?

[KurvZ]

Have to disagree with the first comment as I have a smart phone with GPS works fine as a Sat Nav in my Car or Van , but only has about 4 hours battery life when using it as a gps on my bike , and its often loses satellite reception giving some weird results , I got me a Baby Garmin for £99 and its been worth every penny , it also works with Endomondo which is a bonus for me ..

Also smartphones are not cheap so if you don't already have one already it could be a false economy :P

I agree with your next comment

[roycunni]

Most over priced MTB "kit" are energy drinks / potions etc. Easy solution thankfully. Buy high fruit diluting squash (my fav is Sainsburys pink grapefruit) and add a pinch of salt. (I use sea salt crystals cos I'm posh lol). Tastes great, gives you the carbs from the real fruit squash and electrolytes from the salt.

[JasonR]

First post
I found that Camel backs were a little out of my price range so I found a cheaper alternative called a Mwave for about £25 but for
now im using a cheap £5 2L bladder poking through the headphone hole in my backpack, it works much better than i expected.

[trevron73]

I think its has to be Camelback (other hydration sytems ect )i have returned to mountain bikes after 15 years and £80.00 for a rucksack with a bladder is p"£s take ,i bought a halfords special and took the thing back as it dont work and as i refuse to buy a proper camelback due to said price tag(im from Yorkshire originally so tight as ) you will find me on the trails with a tesco lemonade bottle stuck in my old back pack .

[KieranM]

Personally I think Protection. Especially the neck/spine protectors! I appreciate what goes into making them but I reckon you would see a lot more guys wearing them if they were just that little bit cheaper!

[Monte]

They will drop in price, but the research that goes in costs a lot, so that causes the price, i still brought one though

Just ordered an mbr sub with a £105 lezyne pack that id never buy at full retail, £100 for a fuckin backpack!

[fredmundo]

I'm surprised that Matt hasn't proclaimed that riding glasses are twice as expensive as they need to be!


I'll get me coat....

[NorthernMatt]

I'm surprised that Matt hasn't proclaimed that riding glasses are twice as expensive as they need to be!

For me anything with two prescription lenses in has one too many. I have actually been looking at prescription eyewear specifically for the bike but Everytime I do I end up at custom Oakley Jawbones which will cost me the best part of £300! In this instance it's an area where, if I had it, I would gladly spend that amount of money. As it is I may end up getting contacts and some goggle type things.

[Gunwitch]

Spitfire goggles Matt http://www.amazon.co.uk/MOTO-RAPIDE-.../dp/B0042KUPEA

[Tango]

For me anything with two prescription lenses in has one too many. I have actually been looking at prescription eyewear specifically for the bike but Everytime I do I end up at custom Oakley Jawbones which will cost me the best part of £300! In this instance it's an area where, if I had it, I would gladly spend that amount of money. As it is I may end up getting contacts and some goggle type things.

I use contacts (cos I am as blind as a bat without specs) and Bloc Shifters