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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    KMC X10 CP Light Chain Silver 10 Speed chain
    new gear cables
    pre glued patches
    cable end things
    various cleaning fluids (note to self do NOT drink)
    red bottle cage
    presta co2 value
    FSA IS CX headset
    Cane Creek SCX brakes & cables
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    gt85-spray-lubricant-water-displacer.jpg
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    gt85-spray-lubricant-water-displacer.jpg
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    You can make bikes out of wood as well you know.


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  • scottgeniusltd2005
    scottgeniusltd2005 Posts: 575
    just bought sealskinz gloves, endura tech pant and ordered endura event jacket, just been in garage n looks like i'm buying a new spare tube as my tyres flat.bugga


    excited about new jacket, just wished i had got event pants aswell,
    Cotic Soul rider.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    cjcp wrote:
    gt85-spray-lubricant-water-displacer.jpg

    mmm now then does that contain alcohol have you been cheating?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • scottgeniusltd2005
    scottgeniusltd2005 Posts: 575
    last week bought chain whip n shimano cassette nut...then spoilt myself n got hopes' 4 led, was an upgrade from vision 2 which broke after 2 year, hopes' aftercare service brilliant only charged me £149 with bust light.
    Cotic Soul rider.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    scottgeniusltd2005 wrote:
    just bought sealskinz gloves, endura tech pant and ordered endura event jacket, just been in garage n looks like i'm buying a new spare tube as my tyres flat.bugga


    excited about new jacket, just wished i had got event pants aswell,

    Good luck with the gloves I found out recently that they are not waterproof for very long and not warm either.
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • scottgeniusltd2005
    scottgeniusltd2005 Posts: 575
    oh bloodyhell. paid £27 aswell, they were the only ones that fit me, got huge hands. maybe have to put some blue marigolds over top then. my winter walking ones are great but my hands smell really really bad after use. i think its because i wash them in the machine
    Cotic Soul rider.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    scottgeniusltd2005 wrote:
    my winter walking ones are great but my hands smell really really bad after use. i think its because i wash them in the machine

    You wash your hands in the machine hardcore!
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
  • chaley
    chaley Posts: 100
    Just got a pair on Pearl Izumi therma leg warmers, so no more blue knees on the way into work now! I have also just got a second hand spokey joe trailer from a the sally army shop unused, so it looks like the car car stay at home when I go shopping now, the main reason for getting it was my manager said if I could get our old tool box home on my bike I could have it for free or for £60 if it went in the car, trailer £50, Round of drinks £10 the look on his face priceless!
    Chaley
    2009 langster

    Blasphemy is the only victimless crime
  • woodgob
    woodgob Posts: 96
    Just got one of these because I've always wanted one and it's my birthday in a couple of days.....

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    And this because my ears were getting cold....

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  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Ok I have only gone and done it. It's wiped out my bonus so it had better be as good as the reviews have said.

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/images/kiron-bike-zoom.jpg

    and becasue I got £50 worth off another purchase and I sick to death of the bike falling over when I clean it, I also got one of these

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/images/spindoctor-race-zoom.jpg
    +++++++++++++++++++++
    we are the proud, the few, Descendents.

    Panama - finally putting a nail in the economic theory of the trickle down effect.
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    I just bought a pair of Endura Zyme 3/4 length camo shorts, Mavic CXP22 track wheels for new fixie.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Just bought some cleatsfor my new Poggios. Very fiddly.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Specced my new fixed road bike up at my LBS...custom build.....

    Got to wait for the CTW voucher before we get down to the nitty gritty..... :D 8)
  • unclemalc
    unclemalc Posts: 563
    Been getting hot lately, in the cold (!), because of layers that prove too warm after I have generated heat, so I have just sent off for one of these:

    http://www.edz.biz/bike/Product_pages/W ... shell.html

    so I don't need the fleece-over-the-merinos layer.
    It'll be useful in the summer too.
    Spring!
    Singlespeeds in town rule.
  • elvisthelonerider
    elvisthelonerider Posts: 8
    Latest thing is a light that goes on the helmet. Black Diamond a mountainclimber company, made it. cut off the strap it came with and used a frame pump velcro strap to attach it to the front of my helmet. 3 led, hi beam, low beam, flashing. Bright enough to illuminuate the ground if my front light on the bike should disappear or die. Only problem is it makes me look like a prospector.

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    And a pic in action on my helmet:
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Another summer commute jersey in the sales:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C10020
    Big gloves:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C0089
    Wheel bags:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=B0007

    Right, that's it, enough, no more. Till next month ;)
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    Cateye Enduro 8 computer - £10 on eBay - and a rear wheel fitting kit / magnet so I can use it on the BeOne.
    Today is a good day to ride
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Gilet & glove liners
    12-25T 10 speed cassette
    cyclocross carbon forks
    105 front/rear mechs
    ctc membership :wink:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Out of interest does anyone know what "Wiggle Complementary Bike Tools" comprise of? They have appeared on my Kiron/Racestand order sheet at Wiggle as a freebie.
    +++++++++++++++++++++
    we are the proud, the few, Descendents.

    Panama - finally putting a nail in the economic theory of the trickle down effect.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    cjcp wrote:
    Just bought some cleatsfor my new Poggios. Very fiddly.

    What's a poggio?
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Just bought some cleatsfor my new Poggios. Very fiddly.

    What's a poggio?
    Its a moderate hill on the coast road just north of San Remo.
  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    symo wrote:
    Out of interest does anyone know what "Wiggle Complementary Bike Tools" comprise of? They have appeared on my Kiron/Racestand order sheet at Wiggle as a freebie.

    I have had a pedal spanner and a set of allen keys as complimentary tools. Could be one of those.

    I bought a lock ring for singlecross and hope to fit it tonight after cleaning my Felt.
    Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.

    Felt F55 - 2007
    Specialized Singlecross - 2008
    Marin Rift Zone - 1998
    Peugeot Tourmalet - 1983 - taken more hits than Mohammed Ali
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    Random shopping day.

    - 2x 15mm headset spacers
    - Spoke key (I keep breaking the back wheel on the work bike)
    - Altura Winter Cruisers and an Altura Stream jersey
    - 700c inner tubes
    - Box of glueless patches
    - Specialized mini pump

    Think that's it :)

    I like this thread, it lets me have conversations like:
    "When did you buy THAT?"
    "I dunno ... couple of weeks ago?"
    "You never told me you were going to get one of those."
    "Sure I did"
    "Did not"
    "Did to - I posted it on BikeRadar, anyone can see it"

    :lol:
    Today is a good day to ride
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Always Tyred wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Just bought some cleatsfor my new Poggios. Very fiddly.

    What's a poggio?
    Its a moderate hill on the coast road just north of San Remo.

    This is why I like you AT, you're always so helpful!

    Now, how does one fit a cleat to a small hill near san remo?
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Just bought some cleatsfor my new Poggios. Very fiddly.

    What's a poggio?
    Its a moderate hill on the coast road just north of San Remo.

    This is why I like you AT, you're always so helpful!

    Now, how does one fit a cleat to a small hill near san remo?
    You have to do it when the tarmac is still hot.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Always Tyred wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    Just bought some cleatsfor my new Poggios. Very fiddly.

    What's a poggio?
    Its a moderate hill on the coast road just north of San Remo.

    This is why I like you AT, you're always so helpful!

    Now, how does one fit a cleat to a small hill near san remo?
    You have to do it when the tarmac is still hot.

    Isn't it the climb which usually splits the field on the Milan-San Remo?

    LiT - they're my new shoes (see a couple of pages back) :D .
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Well, it used to, before they all started using EPO.

    They are nice shoes. Designed for Lance to go up the Alpe. Why then, considering he never entered the race, they were named after that particular climb, I do not know.

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