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PedalsMcgrew

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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2012, 07:47:30 PM »
Quote from: The_Bird on September 18, 2012, 07:06:39 PM
My Newbery Thruxton 5 star was £92, 3 yrs ago. Scored 2,000 plus runs and gets a refurb every year. It's still a gun and seen off a Laver PB, A GM Luna Original and a Redback Paradox and this year it will rival my 2 blank bat's as my no.1!!

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I had a Newbery Mjolnir 5 star that lasted me 3/4 seasons and is still going strong in a mates hands for the last 2 seasons. It is a sublime bat. Beautiful middle, picks up great. I think it cost me £135 in an end of season sale. It's still one of the best bats I've ever had performance wise. When you take into account how long it has lasted it has to be the best value piece of kit I've had. I remember spending absolutely hours knocking it in....maybe that was the difference? Being conscientious??
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2012, 08:44:48 PM »
easy this - Newbery  B52XL Players, #165, made nearly 4000 runs so far...goes like a train!
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #17 on: September 18, 2012, 10:50:34 PM »
Bought a GM Duellist Original LE in 2006/7, combined pocket money saved up with combined Christmas/Birthday present from the parents to get it, must've been about £200+ and used it for 5 seasons, probably got 3000+ runs out of it! Was an absolute gun and scored my first ton and all but my first 50 with it. It's had to be repaired twice this season and still having second thoughts about getting rid of it and it's still pretty brilliant!
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2012, 12:11:39 AM »
I picked up a Woodworm Torch Performance from eBay for £30.00, was lovely and went like the clappers - however then I found this forum and started going a bit mad with bats and gave it to a friend. 3 Seasons on and it's still going strong!
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2012, 06:15:22 AM »
My gray nicolls nitro carbo, an absolute gun ! However is a harrow so to small ( lasted 3 year though ! )
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2012, 06:28:57 AM »
The hunts county insignia  5 crown I got in 2000 as an instead of on an order I had placed for the honeycomb backed one because they were having issues with the honeycomb. Used it for seven seasons until it cracked all the way up the face. Lovely bat it was too.
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #21 on: September 19, 2012, 06:45:12 AM »
has to be my cji ultimate gloves still going strong since 2009 haha
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #22 on: September 19, 2012, 07:10:09 AM »
My GN Nitro extreme.  Bought for £100.  Had it 4/5 years now.  Hasn't seen much use this season due to adding to my collection, but still goes like a train!
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #23 on: September 19, 2012, 07:37:00 AM »
RK Custom .... £50 goes like a train scored about 900 runs with it this year in all forms of the game :)
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #24 on: September 19, 2012, 10:06:07 AM »
Probably my GM Hero - bought for £120 4 seasons ago and has scored about 3,000 runs.  Its still going strong and only stopped using it recently to give the H4L a go (which was rather successful!!!) :D
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Re: The value for money thread
« Reply #25 on: September 19, 2012, 10:28:05 AM »
Newbery Excalibur - cost me £56 about 25 or more years ago and back then it was a lot cheaper than a Jumbo, Tusker or Magnum. Still have it and might still be useable but wouldn't like to risk it (too heavy for me these days though). Current squeeze is a Salix Pod from IJC with their Olympic 30% discount - outstanding vfm.
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