Thread to tell everyone what bike gear you've just bought !
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To be honest, both the Castelli and the Nalini tops in my case are anniversary gifts from my wife!
The base layer is just something for the commute so it's also allowed! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Commuting / Winter rides - Jamis Renegade Expert
Pootling / Offroad - All-City Macho Man Disc
Fast rides Cannondale SuperSix Ultegra0 -
UndercoverElephant wrote:I think that if we actually include links, then many of us will actually have to 'fess up about how much we spend. Imagine if Mrs. Elephant found out how much my new, tarty gloves cost? They were somewhat more than I'll claim
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Adidas knee warmers. When I'm leaving in the mornings, it's too cold for shorts and too warm for full leg warmers/tights.
5m of reflective tape, to add to the 5 lights I use.0 -
Two Specialized long stem vale inner tubes
One p******* repair kitFCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
A pair of world Champ socks in black. Not really sure why but seen them with 60 seconds to go and put a bid in, guess we're all guilty of the same at some point.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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After weeks of trying to get my ar*se to fit my new bike saddle or vice versa splashed out and bought a Brooks from CRC0
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ACtually a birthday prezzie but choreographed by your truely - sartorially acceptable high viz (almost):
The orange (Dutch) onem, natch.0 -
hang on, how do you get the posimage thing to work???0
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post image, even0
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The image url has to end with a file extension that BR recognises as an image:
[ img ] http://www.rapha.cc/images/gallery/627-03.jpg [ /img ]
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That's going to clash something rotten...! :?Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...0
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I think it will go wonderfully with his hair...
Though he might then be targetted by drivers not wanting to see that colour go that fast in their peripheral vision. 8)Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]0 -
So you were...! Sorry... (should have spotted it wasn't Castelli!)Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...0
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Snap - but french... bit big for me now though (hooray!)Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...0
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Tasty...Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...0
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I bought an Endura Baabaa merino skullcap. It's enormous!0
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Enormous - thick under your helmet
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Enormous - falls down and covers your eyes?!Cannondale Synapse 105, Giant Defy 3, Giant Omnium, Giant Trance X2, EMC R1.0, Ridgeback Platinum, On One Il Pompino...0 -
I know it's wrong but I just don't like the look of titanium. Maybe if I rode one and it was lovely I'd change my mind, but...0
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TommyEss wrote:Enormous - thick under your helmet
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Enormous - falls down and covers your eyes?!
The latter! And I have a big ol' head. I guess under my helmet it doesn't matter if it ruffles up a bit in non-key places. It's still a bit warm to use it.0 -
thanks Jon.
Redddragon,
seriously tempted by oe of those myself...0 -
JonGinge wrote:Jaysus. I was putting up jedster's image.
We know this but the idea was still funny - well I realised anyway. Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]0 -
biondino wrote:I know it's wrong but I just don't like the look of titanium. Maybe if I rode one and it was lovely I'd change my mind, but...
They do look a bit boring and plain, but I want a frame that'll last a while and the Ti look has grown on me- the thing with carbon framesets is that the paint jobs and tube shapes go out fashion eventually, they look good at the start but after a few years they'll look crap, but Ti bikes will still be made in a similar years down the line and so they won't go out of fashion.
I would like a Top notch CFRP frame, but I wouldn't be able to change the frame when I got bored of it. And I wanted an external aheadset just so it'd better last the weather, rather the integrated headsets which I seem to mash.0 -
redddraggon wrote:
Well just the frame actually, got a Chris King headset for it, and getting a EC90 SLX fork.
V nice reddragon
I'm just waiting for my Ti Sportive frame to arrive, so I am feeling rather excited.
£200 off all their Ti frames at the mo as well 0 -
don_don wrote:V nice reddragon
I'm just waiting for my Ti Sportive frame to arrive, so I am feeling rather excited.
£200 off all their Ti frames at the mo as well
Are you going to run full guards on the Sportive?
I might get Sportive to replace my crappy ribble next year (if they are still reasonably priced) and use it as a winter bike. I'm getting a pro road becasue I didn't fancy the mudguard eyes on my bike :roll:0 -
redddraggon wrote:don_don wrote:V nice reddragon
I'm just waiting for my Ti Sportive frame to arrive, so I am feeling rather excited.
£200 off all their Ti frames at the mo as well
Are you going to run full guards on the Sportive?
I might get Sportive to replace my crappy ribble next year (if they are still reasonably priced) and use it as a winter bike. I'm getting a pro road becasue I didn't fancy the mudguard eyes on my bike :roll:
I will in the winter, plus I'll piggy-back a light-weight rack for some 'credit-card' touring in the summer. Lighter wheels and no guards for those days when I just fancy a blast. I'm planning on selling my road-bike and tourer and replacing both with this.
I bought one of their Ti 456 mtb frames when they were going with free forks and was totally blown away. Don't you just love it when On-One / Planet X have one of their sales on!!
Just got to break the news to Mrs. don_don now, gulp :shock:0 -
redddraggon wrote:biondino wrote:I know it's wrong but I just don't like the look of titanium. Maybe if I rode one and it was lovely I'd change my mind, but...
They do look a bit boring and plain, but I want a frame that'll last a while and the Ti look has grown on me- the thing with carbon framesets is that the paint jobs and tube shapes go out fashion eventually, they look good at the start but after a few years they'll look crap, but Ti bikes will still be made in a similar years down the line and so they won't go out of fashion.
Plain, but not boring - I rather like the look. So why is it that Ti frames don't get paint jobs? Is there technical reason, or just aesthetics?
Is that frame by Planet-X, btw?0
