Need some cycling kit.

Anonymous
Anonymous Posts: 79,667
edited April 2008 in Road beginners
Hi, I've got around a £50 MAX budget here, I know this is not alot and you proberbly have guessed with that budget I'm not looking for super decent stuff, I need a bike pump capable of pumping road bike tires up to 250Psi, an adequate helmet and one of those cage thing and a bike bottle for it.

Possible in a £50 budget? Oh and I need a new inner tube as my dad snapped the valve off :evil: , one that will do good, possible a self repairing one?

Thanks
Willz.
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    250PSI? You only need 140PSI max.

    You might get them all for £50, but they'll be the cheapest item of each most likely.
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  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    willhub wrote:
    *snip* ... pumping road bike tires up to 250Psi ... *snip*
    Holy Deity... Are you quite sure about that..? :shock:
    willhub wrote:
    Possible in a £50 budget? Oh and I need a new inner tube as my dad snapped the valve off :evil: , one that will do good, possible a self repairing one?
    You might get all the stuff you list for £50, but you'll be buying 'em all again in a couple of months.
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I'm not bothered about cheapest if it does its job and does it well I dont think I should spend on expensive stuff.

    I thought they were 250Psi, thats what the tyre said on it.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    willhub wrote:
    I'm not bothered about cheapest if it does its job and does it well I dont think I should spend on expensive stuff.

    I thought they were 250Psi, thats what the tyre said on it.

    That'll be 125PSI.

    Buy cheap, buy twice. I keep telling my nephew that, but I wonder if he'll listen when he gets all his bike stuff.
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  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    willhub wrote:
    I'm not bothered about cheapest if it does its job and does it well ... *snip*
    Unfortunately, with the super-ultra-cheap stuff you'll be lucky if it does the job at all - and if it does it probably won't for long.

    There are exceptions, of course, and you may be able to get some decent stuff from bargain bins / lidl / second hand etc. but really you need to up your budget a bit for that lot. I'm no gear snob but there's only so low you can go and still get good kit.
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Would a pump like this fit to my bike and be ok?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ort%20Pump

    What sort of helmet do I want? those normal ones look abit weird.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    You're looking at:

    £30 + Good long lasting helmet
    £20 + track pump with gauge
    £7ish for bottle and cage.
    £3ish for a single inner tube

    So you need to up your budget to at least £60 to be getting anywhere near worthwhile getting.
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    willhub wrote:
    Would a pump like this fit to my bike and be ok?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ort%20Pump

    What sort of helmet do I want? those normal ones look abit weird.

    That pump is fine.

    you want a helmet like this:

    BELLMETEORBKMD_01.jpg
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Right, what I've got is:

    Bottle cage: (£6,99)
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... tle%20Cage

    Bottle: (£3,50)

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 5110000435

    Pump: (£26,99)
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ort%20Pump

    Inner tube I'll be getting from halfords :roll:

    Havent ordered anything yet but does those things look ok? Is helmet not abit ott for someone who cant cycle fast and only does like 20 mile trips in one go?
  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    edited April 2008
    willhub wrote:
    Would a pump like this fit to my bike and be ok?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ort%20Pump

    What sort of helmet do I want? those normal ones look abit weird.
    Topeak stuff is generally ok, I have a few bits of theirs. No experience with that particular pump but it looks fine.

    Um... What do you call a "normal" helmet? They come in a lot of different styles. I have something loosely like this.
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    edited April 2008
    This is a good helmet, the rest of the stuff you have chosen is fine.

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/productde ... UDYZHEL400

    You'll struggle to get a good one cheaper than that.

    RUDYZHEL400_1_Zoom.jpg

    The TT helmet was a joke BTW......
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  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    *agrees with reddraggon*
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    What about this helmet?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 5%20Helmet


    Also about the pumps, what about when I get a puncture on the road and need to repair? What sort of pump would be good for that?
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    willhub wrote:
    What about this helmet?

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 5%20Helmet


    Also about the pumps, what about when I get a puncture on the road and need to repair? What sort of pump would be good for that?

    Rudy Kompact is cheaper, and probably better
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    How do I know if I want S/M or L/XL?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    erm, you shouldn't really buy a helmet without trying it on. Different manufacturers make slightly different shaped helmets. For example, Giro helmets don;t sit right on my head at all, but Met ones fit like a glove.
    A badly fitting helmet won't save your head much in a crash.

    reddragon, I love the "probably better" comment! :roll:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Looks like I'll have to look in evans sometime for a helmet then.

    Total cost of things is £35 not including helmet, 55 with helmet.

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ProductDe ... tID=783036

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ProductDe ... tID=783037

    http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ProductDe ... tID=783038
  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    I have that very bottle cage. :mrgreen: Nice to use, nothing for anything to snag on.

    How do you work out only £20 for a helmet?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Sorry for going a little off-topic, but I thought, as we're talking bottles etc, maybe it was okay to ask!...
    One thing that really confuses me about road bikers, how is a bottle sufficient?
    I mean, on the whole, you guys tend to do longer distances than MTBers, but MTBers tend towards using camelbacks, which hold a load more fluid.
    how does that work?
  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    If I'm doing serious distances I stick a second bottle cage on and use the bigger bottles, that's good for 1.5 litres. Can always buy a bottle of summink to top them up with - suppose that's a bit harder halfway up a mountain!
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    20 quid for a helmet, was 25 quid but with reduction in price on the website it was 20 for the Rudy Project Kontact Helmet.

    When I go to college on my bike I have a big bag on my back for my coat, deodorant, alan keys, 1.5L bottle of water, gloes and locks but it kills my back. I dont get through the 1.5L of water, I expect that I should do though.
  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    willhub wrote:
    When I go to college on my bike I have a big bag on my back for my coat, deodorant, alan keys, 1.5L bottle of water, gloes and locks but it kills my back. I dont get through the 1.5L of water, I expect that I should do though.
    Depends how far away your college is, takes me a good while to go through 1.5 litres!

    I'd recommend a rack and pannier to save your back, I hate riding with a rucksack...
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    One thing that really confuses me about road bikers, how is a bottle sufficient?
    ....
    how does that work?

    Well the team car is full of water bottles, when we need one a domestique brings one up to us.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    My college is 10 miles away and its 14.9 mile ride back home.

    Wont racks and panniers slow me down?
  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    willhub wrote:
    My college is 10 miles away and its 14.9 mile ride back home.

    Wont racks and panniers slow me down?
    Ten miles there and fifteen back? :? I wouldn't expect you to go through a litre and a half of water over those kinds of distances, my commute's about seven miles and I don't always drink at all depending on the weather.

    I suppose a rack and pannier (I only usually use one) may be slightly heavier than a rucksack but they have a lot of advantages. The weight's carried low, no straps cutting off the blood to your arms, less weight on the arse / saddle interface and you tend to find cars don't pass so close as the bike looks wider. You just have to be careful not to forget it's there, though I don't think mine stick out much further than my legs anyway.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I only drink because I though you had to, sometimes I dont drink anything for around 16 miles.
  • benvickery
    benvickery Posts: 124
    Did you say you needed a pump for a roadside incident i.e. a p****ure

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ick%20Pump

    I've got this and it works great. The problem is your £50 might not stretch to cover everything you need.

    Funny, I always have this problem :D
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  • Shadowduck
    Shadowduck Posts: 845
    willhub wrote:
    I only drink because I though you had to, sometimes I dont drink anything for around 16 miles.
    It's important over longer distances, but I don't worry about it too much for rides less than an hour or so unless the weather's quite warm. There's lots of advice on hydration in the Training forum, if you want to make sure you're getting it right.
    Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I had a puncture today 8 miles from home, my dad had to come get me :\, will self repairing inner tubes stop punctures all together apart from like slashes?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Shadowduck wrote:
    If I'm doing serious distances I stick a second bottle cage on and use the bigger bottles, that's good for 1.5 litres. Can always buy a bottle of summink to top them up with - suppose that's a bit harder halfway up a mountain!
    Hmm, hadn't actually thought of that! good point!
    I occasionally fill my camelback up at streams or springs, but I've been told that it's not recomended - especially for people not from the local area as their immune systems might struggle!

    As for the rucksack hurting your back, I suppose it's easier for us mud lovers, as we have a more uproght position. hmm.

    (ps, sorry for 'invading' the road section, but there's not a lot happening on the mountain side of things today, and I'm stuck with no transport - so I'm just a curious guest! :) )

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