Cycle Computer £1.13 from Tesco

stevie63
stevie63 Posts: 481
edited August 2009 in Road buying advice
I thought I would share with you my bargain pruchase this week. I popped into my local Tescos and looked around their (Ahem) cycle section. On the shelf they had one of these:
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-8277.aspx
There was no price under it so I took along to the scan to find price machine and was staggered to discover that it was £1.13. After taking it home and fitting it works perfectly well, seems pretty accurate and with theexception of cadence gives me all the info that I require. I can't say for certain that you will be able to get one for the same price but it has got to be worth a look.

It has got me thinking though. What is your best cycling bargain?

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  • stevie63
    stevie63 Posts: 481
    It would seem though that this bargain proved that you get what you pay for as after just doing about 100 miles I had to replace the battery on this. It cost more (1.95) for the replacement battery than it did for the whole thing.
  • Downwardi
    Downwardi Posts: 132
    stevie63 wrote:
    It would seem though that this bargain proved that you get what you pay for as after just doing about 100 miles I had to replace the battery on this. It cost more (1.95) for the replacement battery than it did for the whole thing.

    I bought one for the battery alone but it's on the wifes bike now so will see how long it lasts.

    You can buy the batts cheaper than that in Tesco surely
    FCN 8 Hybrid
    FCN 4 Roadie
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    If the battery is a 2032 then you can pick 10 up for a quid online at a certain site that has just celebrated 10 years of trading.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • stevie63
    stevie63 Posts: 481
    Downwardi wrote:
    stevie63 wrote:
    It would seem though that this bargain proved that you get what you pay for as after just doing about 100 miles I had to replace the battery on this. It cost more (1.95) for the replacement battery than it did for the whole thing.

    I bought one for the battery alone but it's on the wifes bike now so will see how long it lasts.

    You can buy the batts cheaper than that in Tesco surely

    Well in fairness it was 1.95 for a pack of 2 batteries.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I was wandering round Tesco near Gatwick waiting for a delayed flight to come in when I saw a cycle computer for 19p! I passed up the apparent bargain when I noticed it lacked GPS and cadence.
  • Downwardi
    Downwardi Posts: 132
    keef66 wrote:
    I was wandering round Tesco near Gatwick waiting for a delayed flight to come in when I saw a cycle computer for 19p! I passed up the apparent bargain when I noticed it lacked GPS and cadence.

    Oh you fool - The GPS model is £1.79 at the moment !
    FCN 8 Hybrid
    FCN 4 Roadie
  • juankerr
    juankerr Posts: 1,099
    I got the small LED rear light from Tesco for less than £4.00. Imagine my delight when navigating dark mid-winter rush hour traffic when I found that it switched itself off when going over the smallest bump.
  • Takis61
    Takis61 Posts: 239
    Good tip ref. the light - going to get a Knog Frog to go with the Skink.
    Seriously, cheap computers have their place but Sigma have always been the biz for me.
    Where was the site selling CR2032s in bulk ?
    My knees hurt !
  • djrock
    djrock Posts: 66
    Where was the site selling CR2032s in bulk ?
    You can get a pack of 10 Maxell 2032 for £3.38 off Amazon.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    This thread has been going for 2 days now and yet we still haven't had Biking Bernie and co along to tell us why Tesco is the embodiment of evil on earth, what's going on?
  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    at least with tescos computer you wouldnt be too bothered if it fell off and gor crushed by a lorry behind you like my blackburn this afternoon :oops:
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Isn't that covered by the Blackburn lifetime warranty??
  • Downwardi
    Downwardi Posts: 132
    Bugger it Tesco computer has packed up.
    It keeps resetting the OD and now just won't pick up anything.
    FCN 8 Hybrid
    FCN 4 Roadie
  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    keef66 wrote:
    Isn't that covered by the Blackburn lifetime warranty??


    dunno I went to press one of the buttons and it fell into the road, the only bit I found was the front of the screen so i dont think they would cover it warrenty as theres not much to send back to them :oops:
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    JC.152 wrote:
    keef66 wrote:
    Isn't that covered by the Blackburn lifetime warranty??


    dunno I went to press one of the buttons and it fell into the road, the only bit I found was the front of the screen so i dont think they would cover it warrenty as theres not much to send back to them :oops:
    Well try! You don't get if you don't ask, and you may be pleasantly surprised. The only reason they shouldn't stand by their warranty is if they don't believe you, they would be daft to take that approach.

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