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

spasypaddy

not techincally for use on my bike but it is bike related...
Brooklyn Machine Works: Adidas Eddy Merckx Sneakers

el_presidente

Clever Pun wrote:

Black super pro bailey works small courier bag
http://www.baileyworks.com/Messenger+Bags/Super+Pro/options/
2 rubino pro tyres
Mavic - X-press wheels
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Miche_X-Press_Road~Track_Bike_Wheels/5360040681/

those Bailey Works bags are the absolute business. Mine has been used daily for 3 years and basically looks like it did in the shop. Highly recommended. (where can you get them in the UK? I got mine in New York)

Clever Pun

el_presidente wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

Black super pro bailey works small courier bag
http://www.baileyworks.com/Messenger+Bags/Super+Pro/options/
2 rubino pro tyres
Mavic - X-press wheels
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Miche_X-Press_Road~Track_Bike_Wheels/5360040681/

those Bailey Works bags are the absolute business. Mine has been used daily for 3 years and basically looks like it did in the shop. Highly recommended. (where can you get them in the UK? I got mine in New York)

They better be at that freaking price I got mine from Urban Hunter, not a massive range but had what I wanted... spent a little time looking at different options and they looked really good, couldn't find a bad review

I also bought this

lost_in_thought

Il Principe wrote:

biondino wrote:

Well hello!

Argghhhhh MY EYES!!

Er..... pretty colour!

Take the reflectors off you great nancy!

stuaff

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Condor-Squadra-Bike-Frame-/160432479647?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item255a855d9f#ht_500wt_1085

Plan B for Pedal to Paris, should the Viner not return from its trip to Tuscany (still not on the way, as it happens) before Italy goes on holiday for August. n+1 if I can help it, of course ("Dear Viner, please don't fix my bike just yet!").

itboffin

biondino wrote:

Well hello!

You know there used to be a bloke on here with the same avatar as you, can't be you he was cool, rides a beautiful carbon roadie and a trickster FGSS.

+1 my eyes

itboffin

UndercoverElephant wrote:

symo wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Bought some new jockey wheels:



Anyone know if fancy jockey wheels make even a tiny difference? I thought I'd give them a try, they aren't massively expensive but I have been experiencing some drive-train friction lately and the lower jockey wheel has worn to the point where it's knocking against the chain links.

Ceramic bearings, don't you know. **Adjusts large, jangley earrings. **

Red ones go faster, that much is true.

Damnit. I got black ones.

Skool-boy error you'll be wanting these babies

biondino

lost_in_thought wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

biondino wrote:

Well hello!

Argghhhhh MY EYES!!

Er..... pretty colour!

Take the reflectors off you great nancy!

Haha I tried but I don't know how they're secured on and I didn't want to force them! On the plus side I was dead safe on the way home last night. In the sunshine.

UndercoverElephant

itboffin wrote:

Skool-boy error you'll be wanting these babies

I did see those when I was searching; they're unbelievably ugly, aren't they?

TommyEss

It's the orange I don't like...

rolf_f

TommyEss wrote:

It's the orange I don't like...

Anodised metal has no place on a bike (unless anodised black or maybe silver)!

I recently bought the bbb jockey wheels - can't say I notice a difference (wouldn't expect to) but at least they are spinning on the bearings rather than on the jockey wheel plastic itself like the crappy Shimano ones the bike came with (and which weren't much cheaper than the BBB ones anyway).

TommyEss

Weeeelllll..........

A guy at our track league has a prototype/one-off USE chain ring - anodized red - looks gorgeous with his anodized black Principia track frame - I guess I just don't like orange so much!

ride_whenever

Metal jockey wheels are universally rubbish. They are noisy and wear your chain too quickly. Nice plastic or cf ones with decent bearings are the way forward, although the top one needs float to assist in gear shifts.

Aidy

biondino wrote:

Haha I tried but I don't know how they're secured on and I didn't want to force them! On the plus side I was dead safe on the way home last night. In the sunshine.

Just in case you wanted to put them back on again later?

UndercoverElephant

Well, I've just been into the bike-shed and fitted the new jockey wheels and I can categorically say that jockey wheels with sealed-bearings are superb. I say that merely as the ones that came off the bike were absolutely rank. Full of oil, sand and winter gunk I'm sure that when they were new and clean they span much like the new ones, but by god they didn't any more!

I'm not sure that I'd pay the extra for the ceramic bearing ones again though, the basic level BBB Rollerboys would probably be just as good for me and a whack cheaper too. Why can I never be clear-sighted before a purchase? :roll:

Specialized Needs

biondino wrote:

Haha I tried but I don't know how they're secured on and I didn't want to force them! On the plus side I was dead safe on the way home last night. In the sunshine.

Does the plastic (looks like it may be white) attachment to the spoke not have a slot in it for a screwdriver/dinner knife?

If you want reflectors, then surely you want pale blue (do they do them?) or white reflectors on that, unless you are going for some kind of 'discord' look?

:idea: ... or blue spokelits!

gabriel959

Birthday pressies..

Some stuff from Shutt - finally took the plunge!

Pro Bib Shots - a bargain with the 20% off code - BIB20



Club Jersey - another bargain with the 25% off code - club25



Some new shoes

Gussio

My new Shutt jersey arrived at the weekend and has been test-ridden every day this week. Impressed so far and think that the baby blue colour matches my eyes 8)

TommyEss

gabriel959 wrote:

Some new shoes

Let me know how you get on with these, as I was thinking of switching from Northwave to Specialized!

spasypaddy

tommy i have northwave winter boots, and specialized sworks summer shoes. the sworks are substantially more comfortable. I had a more basic pair of specialized before and they too were more comfortable/stiffer than my winter boots.

TommyEss

Cheers - Thanks Paddy - I've got the winter boots too - they're not UN-comfortable, just seen so much about the BG fit stuff, and wondered if it's worth it. They're in the same price bracket as my good Northwaves for summer are.

lost_in_thought

biondino wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

biondino wrote:

Well hello!

Argghhhhh MY EYES!!

Er..... pretty colour!

Take the reflectors off you great nancy!

Haha I tried but I don't know how they're secured on and I didn't want to force them! On the plus side I was dead safe on the way home last night. In the sunshine.

Meh, break 'em off. It's all good. You must have looked well funny innit.

miggers

lost_in_thought wrote:

biondino wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

biondino wrote:

Well hello!

Argghhhhh MY EYES!!

Er..... pretty colour!

Take the reflectors off you great nancy!

Haha I tried but I don't know how they're secured on and I didn't want to force them! On the plus side I was dead safe on the way home last night. In the sunshine.

Meh, break 'em off. It's all good. You must have looked well funny innit.

They twist off! Had some on my sons bike... They snap off rather satisfyingly!

itboffin

I applied for my free zipvit goodies box, all very nice looking

a couple of energy drinks & bar, recovery drink & bar plus a pack of fish oil capsules and multi vitamins oh and a free water bottle aka bidon.

All good I think...
Last week I tried the choc flavour recovery drink OMFG I can only liken it to the smell of a babies nappy mixed with water, then there was the taste, sweet jeeeeez who thought that tastes like choc??? even carob tastes better than that, anyway today I tried the energy power which as far as I can tell was just 35g of salt.

Top tip if your going for a ride with a new energy drink try it first, yuk!

itboffin

Oh and a thumbs up for the previously mentioned bolle safety glasses, very impressed with the adjustable arms and the anti fog that really works.

DaveHudson

A nice set of 2010 deore M595 brakes. Nothing wrong with the Quad brakes I have but wheres the fun in that

It's so much fun having a day off and playing on Madisons site using the shops account. Good job my boss doesn't mind

biondino

itboffin wrote:

Oh and a thumbs up for the previously mentioned bolle safety glasses, very impressed with the adjustable arms and the anti fog that really works.

Oooh - where did you order them from, ITB? Somewhere kosher? I want some too - which did you get?

Re the reflectors - I don't want to break them as I may well use them next winter - commuting through London in the dark and wet I seriously want every advantage I can get in the whole not dying stakes!

miggers

biondino wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Oh and a thumbs up for the previously mentioned bolle safety glasses, very impressed with the adjustable arms and the anti fog that really works.

Oooh - where did you order them from, ITB? Somewhere kosher? I want some too - which did you get?

Re the reflectors - I don't want to break them as I may well use them next winter - commuting through London in the dark and wet I seriously want every advantage I can get in the whole not dying stakes!

I think there is a 5p sized groove on the white centre piece that you can twist/unscrew?

TommyEss

Don't use spoke reflectors, use reflective sidewalled tyres - look at Schwalbe, Vittoria or Continental GP4000 in 25C like I use...



May be able to find them cheaper, but PBK have them.

itboffin

biondino wrote:

itboffin wrote:

Oh and a thumbs up for the previously mentioned bolle safety glasses, very impressed with the adjustable arms and the anti fog that really works.

Oooh - where did you order them from, ITB? Somewhere kosher? I want some too - which did you get?

Re the reflectors - I don't want to break them as I may well use them next winter - commuting through London in the dark and wet I seriously want every advantage I can get in the whole not dying stakes!

Here you go
http://www.safetysupplies.co.uk/trolleyed/3/index.htm

I'm just about to order some of the thinner ones, although they dont have the arm adjustment, still they're so cheap why the hell not, saved me today from dozens of potential fly/eye situations.