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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2012, 11:05:16 am »
For the sake of 10p he does that? profit margin must be very low  :P.

I think his main benefit is that it shows he has sold lots of them, as we know people are like sheep, if loads of other have bought then they must be good right!  :grin:
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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2012, 11:05:37 am »
For the sake of 10p he does that? strange

exactly

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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2012, 11:11:01 am »
Lol, it certainly has got us talking about it :grin:. I have seen it a fair few times on ebay though on a range of things, can't think why else they'd do it?
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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2012, 11:17:04 am »
There is always some mug who will buy them tho, even at that price LMAO.

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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2012, 01:04:35 pm »
Guys, saw this thread and thought I've probably found the right audience for my sale.

I'm selling gold plated valve caps. A snip at £2.99, sorry £299!


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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2012, 01:08:55 pm »
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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2012, 01:57:39 pm »
Whats with all the bling dust caps, we suddenly all russian or magpies?  :signLOL:
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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #22 on: March 19, 2012, 06:17:41 pm »
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I used to have those anti-theft ones but they were a pain to take on and off!

I now have bright green (matching SteveP's rims!) plastic caps. Plastics don't get stuck so easily.


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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #23 on: March 19, 2012, 06:40:03 pm »
OEM valve caps FTW!! I don't see the point in changing them at all.

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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #24 on: March 19, 2012, 06:44:44 pm »
OEM valve caps FTW!! I don't see the point in changing them at all.

i used to be very ocd about it, needing to have silver caps to match the alloys (silver valve stems too)

these days i'm perfectly happy with black plastic ones  :smiley:

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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #25 on: March 19, 2012, 07:23:35 pm »
I'm glad you've seen the light VC.

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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #26 on: March 19, 2012, 07:53:20 pm »
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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #27 on: March 19, 2012, 07:58:17 pm »
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VC! Please don't tell me you are growing up!

if running wide 19's on a bora with less than an inch of rubber before rim hits tarmac...then yes....  :grin:

trust me, plastic caps are the least of my worries  :laugh:

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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2012, 09:39:02 pm »
Bought some anti-theft ones a couple of months ago (the ones held on with tiny Allen bolt), GOT NICKED after a couple of weeks by some young scallywag!! Rocking with plastic now.  :smiley:
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Re: Expensive Valve Caps
« Reply #29 on: March 19, 2012, 10:57:31 pm »
Bought some anti-theft ones a couple of months ago (the ones held on with tiny Allen bolt), GOT NICKED after a couple of weeks by some young scallywag!! Rocking with plastic now.  :smiley:

Anti-theft-valve-caps.... Im goin to start selling packets of air on eBay if anyone wants to buy some?? *rolleyes*