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

miggers

itboffin wrote:

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.

+1 for those Bolles - got mine off eBay for £7 shipped... Bargain of the Year for me

DaveHudson

For those looking for glasses, I picked up a set of these to try: CLICK

No association with the seller, Very happy with them though and build seems better than the Bollé items I have used before. Not quite up to the build of my Oakleys though

de_sisti

I bought 2 x Michelin Krylion Carbon (23mm). No 25mm to be had anywhere.

itboffin

My R500 have just arrived, for cheap hoops they don't look that bad, the QR levers look positively early iron age, they have to go. Nearly 28g each heavier than my normal QR, yes yes I weighed them so what!?

gabriel959

TommyEss wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Some new shoes

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

I already use the basic Specialized shoes and they are more comfortable than my Shimano ones. I mainly use Specialized because they make top of the range shoes for a real size 13

gabriel959

itboffin wrote:

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!

About ZipVit got to say the following, it tastes rank but its the best performing stuff there if you do long endurance stuff. I like my Goodness Shakes, Torq and High5 but it doesn't compare to ZipVit IMO.

PS. I don't use ZipVit anymore because of the taste and because I am no pro but I know a few people that race that use this and rate it very highly.

miggers

gabriel959 wrote:

itboffin wrote:

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!

About ZipVit got to say the following, it tastes rank but its the best performing stuff there if you do long endurance stuff. I like my Goodness Shakes, Torq and High5 but it doesn't compare to ZipVit IMO.

PS. I don't use ZipVit anymore because of the taste and because I am no pro but I know a few people that race that use this and rate it very highly.

I made the same 'mistake' with Zipvit energy drink.. It was like brine! The bars are good and I did like the choc drink but I added milk and a banana...

redvee

Ordered some Salmon Koolstops, from the place in Portsmouth, at 8:40am and the order is still to be processed Luckily there is no deperate rush for them as there is plenty of life left on the Ultegra ones on the bike at the mo. Picked up another Zefal bottle on the way home as the Tesco bottle, although cheap, doesn't really fit the cages on my bikes.

roger_merriman

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!

if you take the bike off road they will ping off soon enough! where off road where you thinking? tell me not just richmond park please!

Aidy

Ordered some cable cutters.
I'm tired of hacking away at cables with pliers.

Considering I have every other tool in the book, including some pretty obscure ones, yes, yes I should already have some.

TiBoy

Converting an old BSA to single speed, just ordered -
Stronglight 55 Chainset
Red cork bar tape
Blank chain
Gusset single speed conversion kit.

Hope it's worth it.

miggers

TiBoy wrote:

Converting an old BSA to single speed, just ordered -
Stronglight 55 Chainset
Red cork bar tape
Blank chain
Gusset single speed conversion kit.

Hope it's worth it.

Red bar tape = red saddle? I hope this isn't going to be a fashion disaster TiBoy!

Chewy Cheeks

This morning I tried out my recently bought (off BR Classified)
Giant Peloton 7200.

This is following the liberation of my Giant Speeder last year.

The seat needs tightening the chain certainly needs a new link, the stem needs re- aligning and some better tyres.

But it was a smashin pootle in.

gabriel959

gabriel959 wrote:

TommyEss wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Some new shoes

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

I already use the basic Specialized shoes and they are more comfortable than my Shimano ones. I mainly use Specialized because they make top of the range shoes for a real size 13

Scratch that - Evans had a code yesterday for 25% off clothing (dunno if still works SUNT4) so I managed to buy some Specialized Boas for £150 delivered



WHAT A BARGAIN!

TommyEss

gabriel959 wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

TommyEss wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Some new shoes

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

I already use the basic Specialized shoes and they are more comfortable than my Shimano ones. I mainly use Specialized because they make top of the range shoes for a real size 13

Scratch that - Evans had a code yesterday for 25% off clothing (dunno if still works SUNT4) so I managed to buy some Specialized Boas for £150 delivered



WHAT A BARGAIN!

(Whispers - still works - just tried it but can't afford it until the credit card ticks over... )

Mickey Eye

Almost looking forward to wiping out, now I can do it in Scandinavian style.


Just ran this through the Jake the Snake, I am now a convert. Used to use Finish Line but this is the first time I've ever actually felt a difference from using a lube. Will run it through the Stumpjumper in the morning.

spasypaddy

gabriel959 wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

TommyEss wrote:

gabriel959 wrote:

Some new shoes

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

I already use the basic Specialized shoes and they are more comfortable than my Shimano ones. I mainly use Specialized because they make top of the range shoes for a real size 13

Scratch that - Evans had a code yesterday for 25% off clothing (dunno if still works SUNT4) so I managed to buy some Specialized Boas for £150 delivered



WHAT A BARGAIN!

you are in for a real treat. my god those shoes are good.

AndyManc

Bought it mainly for the Hi-Vis effect, all that sun reflecting on the green should be effective :P




http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Nalini_Liquigas_Team_Jersey_2010/5360048986/

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redvee

Got another one over Evans with their price match promise. Went in with the intention of buying a Park HTII BB tool and Muc Off degreaser which I purchased but cause of the pricematch got a Ice Toolz brush less then FOC . If the queue was moving quicker I wouldn't have had time to get the lesser prices from Wiggle.

symo

Sheer ammount of crap I am carrying has necessitated the need to size up from my Stussy Messenger bag to a North Face BC Messenger Bag (in red of course). Here on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 2729wt_991

gabriel959

Got some more stuff over the weekend birthday related...



Gore Xenon Mitts in black



Nuun cola



Park Super Patch

and some summer socks

redvee

symo wrote:

Sheer ammount of crap I am carrying has necessitated the need to size up from my Stussy Messenger bag to a North Face BC Messenger Bag (in red of course). Here on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 2729wt_991

I was after a Timbuk2 bag but couldn't justify the price and was on holiday in Wareham recently with Charlie's bike shop by the seaside near so I popped in and explained the dilema, luckily he had a bag a customer had returned due to a velcro pad missing. Mine for £30 1/2 price.

The Rookie

The daughter got me a wheel from the local rcycling centre (was after a disc only wheel as I'm building my youngest an MTB from an ebay buy and sundry bits out of my box of spares) and she brought home a shimano 475 hub with Sun equaliser rim, 1kg versus my current 1.3Kg spesh MTB rim, needless to say the duaghter now has the spesh wheel....not bad for £4 and needing 1 spoke and truing!

Simon

symo

Pair of Michellin Pro 3 Race Tyres for the Planet X Ti bike. That should see me through 30th May 2010 TOur of Wessex day attendance with the Mid Devon Cycle Club and also through the three days of London to Paris starting on the 24th June.

Mickey Eye

XT middle chain ring 32

XT Cassette 11-34

KMC X9-L in trashy as hell gold.

redvee

A pair Track-nuts for the SS, megabucks purchase of £2.

Dalton

Got my very first Road Bike today - from the wonderful people at Southdowns Bikes. Felt I should reward their good service by purchasing one of their S/S Jerseys. (nothing to do with the fact I loved the colour at all !!)

AndyManc

Dalton wrote:

Got my very first Road Bike today - from the wonderful people at Southdowns Bikes. Felt I should reward their good service by purchasing one of their S/S Jerseys. (nothing to do with the fact I loved the colour at all !!)

You should have got that for free, all the advertising they will be getting.

The same goes for Wiggle's own S/S jerseys, who's gonna buy a S/S with Wiggle stamped on it . :roll:

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Paul E

I bought some Mavic Aksiums from Merlin Cycles, should be with me tomorrow, and my two knock about jerseys came from cycle-clothing.co.uk today, they fit really well and will do fine for commuting.

Mark Elvin

Hydrapak Flume hydration pack.

Knog Gekko rear light.

Titanium Multi tool.