Thread to tell everyone what bike gear you've just bought !

prawny

Snot mine it's godihatehills's's's'ses. I was being helpful.

Clever Pun

if you had £250ish to spend on any item(s) of top class cycle clothing what would you buy

I'm spending my christmas cover money in my head

thinking about the Rapha softshell

jonginge

Clever Pun wrote:

if you had £250ish to spend on any item(s) of top class cycle clothing what would you buy

I'm spending my christmas cover money in my head

thinking about the Rapha softshell

Is nice, yes.

I've got more jackets than I really need :oops:

On the radar for next year will be a pair of the castelli body paint bibs. I fear they're gonna be expensive....

gabriel959

If you need Winter clothing

I would get an Gore Oxygen SO Jacket and some Gore Oxygen SO Bibtights plus some DeFeet Wooleator socks and jobs are gooden.

cjcp

£250?

A nice gilet (have a jacket already)
Castelli Bib shorts.

Clever Pun

cjcp wrote:

£250?

A nice gilet (have a jacket already)
Castelli Bib shorts.

got a rapha gilet, that's sorted

I'm toying with bibshorts/3/4's as well but I feel that might come from a different 'pot'

deffler

Kazz_uk

Best pair of gloves ive tried, nice balance between warmth and dexterity

lsop

Bought these



Following this

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12667850

Canny Jock

prawny wrote:

There you go, but you need to rotate it.

Mmmm sex!

When I first saw this I thought you were going to say you had bought some fancy bike hanger.

A new commuter, so still buying lots of bits. This week:

Shimano M424 SPD's
15mm pedal spanner.
Grease.
Endura Singletrack 3/4's


Still waiting for delivery of the Tricross - HR at work still haven't made the payment for me to get the cyclescheme voucher :evil: Something to do with an audit being more important, or some other twaddle.

daniel_b

Following on from a monster thread over in Road http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12666387, one each of these:

£50


£50


£5

iain_j

My latest bike related purchase...



ticket for the return journey, having just cycled there

Best day on the bike so far

cjcp

Daniel B wrote:

Following on from a monster thread over in Road http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12666387, one each of these:

£50


£50


£5


Through gritted teeth, I'm not buying the carbon cages.

Christophe3967

Clever Pun wrote:

if you had £250ish to spend on any item(s) of top class cycle clothing what would you buy

I'm spending my christmas cover money in my head

thinking about the Rapha softshell

Understated. But when you shout at people whilst wearing them, they do seem to be frightened....

colintrav

iain_j wrote:

My latest bike related purchase...



ticket for the return journey, having just cycled there

Best day on the bike so far

That's gotta be a joke ... that price for a single .I would seriously question that


How far is the distance between those locations stated on the ticket ???

If thats the price for a single would I be correct it's 15/16 quid for a return ?

iain_j

Cheapest I can find on advance booking is £10. I've had £16 on the day though for Liverpool-Windermere return :?

Distance is about 80 miles; 1.5 hours not including connections.

redddraggon

iain_j wrote:

Cheapest I can find on advance booking is £10. I've had £16 on the day though for Liverpool-Windermere return :?

Distance is about 80 miles; 1.5 hours not including connections.

Who do you normally ride with? If you are riding from Chester station over the Xmas break give me a shout if you want company, I won't be too far from there.

iain_j

Cheers but I don't think I'll be riding over Christmas, work and family commitments ... hoping to get out tomorrow cos it'll be my last chance this year

redddraggon

iain_j wrote:

Cheers but I don't think I'll be riding over Christmas, work and family commitments ... hoping to get out tomorrow cos it'll be my last chance this year

Xmas is the only time for me where I can have a decent stretch of days of cycling in Wales. Stuck in Manchester most of the time now, and the riding is so poor in comparison.

Unfortunately I never ever managed much riding over Xmas because of illness and ice, so hopefully I'll have a proper chance this year.

iain_j

Yeah most of my rides tend to be from Chester and into Wales, but I've had a few good ones from Manchester this year - well from Rochdale/Glossop/Marple - straight into the Peaks and Yorkshire.

kurako

Got one of these. Pretty cosy for the most part:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/alt ... y-ec019968

An alarming number of metal boxes keep driving out of junctions/ turning right into my path so I have now bought one of these ( the yellow version ).:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/gor ... t-ec011707

The next time it happens I am going to be pissed!

itboffin

More Castelli

Overshoes oh so sexy overshoes mmmmm

cjcp

Kurako wrote:

An alarming number of metal boxes keep driving out of junctions/ turning right into my path so I have now bought one of these ( the yellow version ).:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/gor ... t-ec011707

The next time it happens I am going to be pissed!

You'll be very happy with that jacket. I have it. Very snug. Gone up £10 in price since this time last year though.

itboffin

Miche long drop brake calipers for the tourer, but they don't look any different I think wiggle may have sent me the wrong ones.

gert_lush

some nice new brake blocks for the commuter/tourer lets hope these last for 5,000 miles too (and work in the rain unlike the worn out ones)

daniel_b

cjcp wrote:

Through gritted teeth, I'm not buying the carbon cages.

Is that the two for £30 offer + a free box of chocolates?!

I was tempted, but had seen a few reports about them snapping which rather put me at off :?



It IS a nice looking bit of kit though.

Dan

cjcp

Daniel B wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Through gritted teeth, I'm not buying the carbon cages.

Is that the two for £30 offer + a free box of chocolates?!

I was tempted, but had seen a few reports about them snapping which rather put me at off :?



It IS a nice looking bit of kit though.

Dan

Yep, that was the one. Mrs CJ just looked at me with raised eyebrows when I asked her whether the "matt" or "gloss" looked better. She mentioned the price. I said "free chocolates!". She said that amount would feed our children for a week. I had no answer.

They're not going to make me go any faster though, so I'm pleased I didn't buy them now. That's what I'm telling myself anyway.

daniel_b

cjcp wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Through gritted teeth, I'm not buying the carbon cages.

Is that the two for £30 offer + a free box of chocolates?!

I was tempted, but had seen a few reports about them snapping which rather put me at off :?

It IS a nice looking bit of kit though.

Dan

Yep, that was the one. Mrs CJ just looked at me with raised eyebrows when I asked her whether the "matt" or "gloss" looked better. She mentioned the price. I said "free chocolates!". She said that amount would feed our children for a week. I had no answer.
They're not going to make me go any faster though, so I'm pleased I didn't buy them now. That's what I'm telling myself anyway.

Thankyou CJCP for properly making me laugh out loud this dreary Sunday afternoon

I think I could only 'justify' such a purchase if I had a proper full carbon mutha, and as I do not yet, I will stick with £5 versions

Cheers

Dan

P.S I think the air would flow more smoothly (less resistance) over the gloss version as opposed to matt, so clearly between the two of them the gloss would be the faster bottle cage 8)

cjcp

Daniel B wrote:

P.S I think the air would flow more smoothly (less resistance) over the gloss version as opposed to matt, so clearly between the two of them the gloss would be the faster bottle cage 8)

You're welcome.

As for the above, I guess I'll never know.

itboffin

What do they weigh?