Wilko gear

[glenn forger]

anyone used the bike parts from Wilkinson's? I mean stuff like inners, chain and tubes, I know the CTC recommended the patches and the lights seem ok, wondered about the actual bike gear.

 

[Shortmember]

I always buy my inner tubes, brake pads,lights and tyres from Wiko and I have no complaints about the quality. I also have one of their luggage racks on my Halfords BSO and it hasn't, so far, buckled under the weight of my weekly shopping spree.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

inners? all the time. Choobs? On occasion.

 

[si_c]

Not yet, but they look alright, and certainly worth a punt at the prices they are at.

 

[S.Giles]

My front brake inner cable is from Wilkinson's, and has been fine. I think the stainless-steel ones from Halfords are better, though (but more expensive). I also bought a USB rechargeable front light (£9.99), but it's not a patch on my £15 Cree.

One thing that bothers me about Wilco products is the twee puns and cutesy-phrases they print on the packaging. Truly groan-inducing, and someone must have actually been paid to dream them up!

 

[vickster]

Their tubes are cr*p IME. I get the ones from Halfords which seem better and cheaper at 5 for £9 if a BC member (£10 if not)

 

[Hyslop]

I tried the Teflon lube and frankly,whilst it was perhaps a little thinner than the brands we see in our LBS,it was reasonably good I have to say.Aside from that,it was also considerably cheaper than the £12 the ceramic wax I recently bought (yes,I know,more fool me)cost.Cant say Im too impressed with the expensive lube either!

 

[biggs682]

i use the cables often , didnt get on with the tubes too well

not tried the lubes

and the blackbirds like the meal worms they sell

 

[winjim]

I bought some cable end caps which were ok, but I don't really see how you could get them wrong.

 

[MarkF]

I assumed all the cycle stuff in Poundland, Poundstretcher, Wilko is identical? The stuffs the same and all the boxes and packaging smell e.x.a.c.t.l.y the same. ............I've used tubes and had a disproportionate amount of knackered valves, like about a 75% duff ratio last summer........

 

[classic33]

I assumed all the cycle stuff in Poundland, Poundstretcher, Wilko is identical? The stuffs the same and all the boxes and packaging smell e.x.a.c.t.l.y the same. ............I've used tubes and had a disproportionate amount of knackered valves, like about a 75% duff ratio last summer........

Poundland packaging comes close to Halfords packaging.

 

[compo]

I have been using Wilco brake and gear cables for several years on different bikes and haven't had a failure yet so no complaints. The other day I wanted a brake cable with a pear nipple but all the LBS's had was single ended inners with a barrel nipple, or pay best part of a fiver for a cable and outer combination with the end I wanted.. Thankfully Wilco's were open so a bus ride saved me some money.

 

[Cp40Carl]

The stuffs the same and all the boxes and packaging smell e.x.a.c.t.l.y the same. ............

Hope I don't regret asking this but why are you sniffing bike accessory packaging..?

 

[classic33]

Hope I don't regret asking this but why are you sniffing bike accessory packaging..?

Packaging is often reglued.

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

I bought a large bottle of their bike cleaner. Tried it today, just sprayed the chain and cassette and the crap dripped off straight away, just as good as muc off and a lot cheaper!