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

Feltup

So is the Madone the bike to get you around the Fred in style?

lost_in_thought

24 hours later and my new speedplays are here. Good work there, wiggle! And that was the free delivery!

Now I just need a bike to put them on.

Build faster, pesky italians!

Feltup

Put them on your Bowery and practice so that you know you are happy clipping in and out and won't look silly on your blingtastic little italian number.

il_principe

lost_in_thought wrote:

24 hours later and my new speedplays are here. Good work there, wiggle! And that was the free delivery!

Now I just need a bike to put them on.

Build faster, pesky italians!

You wanna get down to that factory with an espresso machine, some gelato and a whip.

Rich158

Feltup wrote:

So is the Madone the bike to get you around the Fred in style?

I don't know about in style, but hopefully it'll get me round. I might have to swap out the standard chainset for a compact though, and off course carbon jockey wheels will make all the difference

I took her to the Puncheur on Sunday and she went up Ditchling Beacon without to much trouble, not quite hardknot though is it..............

Feltup

Hmmm Hardknott does look to be in a league of its own. Reckon a carbon compact would go well with those £75 carbon jockeys

How's the training coming along? I still haven't done any really big hills but hope to get some in before too long. I did ride most of the Bikeradar live Sportive course a few weeks ago and that was OK. It just feels like it is getting quite close now!

Rich158

I seem to be running out of time fast. I've been treating the sportives as training rides, last Sunday was the first and I was more than pleased with 3:51 for 70 miles finishing with a fairly easy run up Ditchling Beacon. I think I have three more lined up but I really need to find some seriously steep hills to train on. I've heard rumours of a 25% beast in my locality, although it's only about 1km long. Time to search it out and tame it I think

Feltup

Sounds like you are packing a fair bit more speed than me at the moment. Well done on that time. 18mph average in hilly terrain is good going.

Rich158

Feltup wrote:

Sounds like you are packing a fair bit more speed than me at the moment. Well done on that time. 18mph average in hilly terrain is good going.

I'm not sure how much of it was due to my limeted abilities. I jumped on the back of a fast group with about 25-30 miles to go, they rarely dropped below 25ish :shock: it was bloody hard work but the best feeling ever, at times the group must have been about 20-30 strong. People just stopped and stared as we piled through village after village. Maybe I'm over-egging it a bit, but it was the best hours riding I've ever had

lost_in_thought

Feltup wrote:

Put them on your Bowery and practice so that you know you are happy clipping in and out and won't look silly on your blingtastic little italian number.

The Tifosi already has some on it, they're not too bad to get into, a little stiff at first, very easy to get out of.

jashburnham wrote:

You wanna get down to that factory with an espresso machine, some gelato and a whip.

Honestly, working with italians as much as I do, I'm used to their lack of urgency. They'll drink all the coffee, eat all the gelato, then expend the resultant energy talking about the quality of the whip and how it would be much more whippy if it were italian leather.

Feltup

OK was just worried that you would head out on the pride and joy and promptly topple over at the first junction! I do like the look of those pedals and for quick clipping in to get going on hills they look a hell of a lot easier than SPD-SL's.

Feltup

Rich158 wrote:

Feltup wrote:

Sounds like you are packing a fair bit more speed than me at the moment. Well done on that time. 18mph average in hilly terrain is good going.

I'm not sure how much of it was due to my limeted abilities. I jumped on the back of a fast group with about 25-30 miles to go, they rarely dropped below 25ish :shock: it was bloody hard work but the best feeling ever, at times the group must have been about 20-30 strong. People just stopped and stared as we piled through village after village. Maybe I'm over-egging it a bit, but it was the best hours riding I've ever had

Sounds great. I am hoping that I can jump on the back of a fastish group along the A66 to Keswick or atleast be with a couple of people to share the load. It will be a fine balance of making up some speed and not burning too much energy before Honister.

Rich158

Feltup wrote:

OK was just worried that you would head out on the pride and joy and promptly topple over at the first junction! I do like the look of those pedals and for quick clipping in to get going on hills they look a hell of a lot easier than SPD-SL's.

SPD SL's were designed by satan himself. Bloody impossible to get out of, or is it just me, and my shins bear the scares of trying to clip in for a quick getaway at the lights :twisted:

I swear I'll never, ever commute in them again, once was enough.

il_principe

Rich158 wrote:

SPD SL's were designed by satan himself. Bloody impossible to get out of, or is it just me, and my shins bear the scares of trying to clip in for a quick getaway at the lights :twisted:

I swear I'll never, ever commute in them again, once was enough.

Yeah, well Satan is Head of Product Design at Shimano. He's no aesthete.

lost_in_thought

I have to say, I had a few problems getting into the speedplays quickly and easily, this goes back to my grumblings about road shoes and their lack of grip on the sole.

If you had a grippy bit on the arch of your foot, behind the cleat, it might grip the pedal when you miss your clip in and make the whole experience a lot less hairy!

Have to say the speedplays are good to walk in, if a little ducky, and the coffeeshop caps look like they'll make it even better.

il_principe

lost_in_thought wrote:

the coffeeshop caps look like they'll make it even better.

Thanks for the reminder, I've lost a cap and will need 'em for Sunday.

Wiggles

Done.

janm399

JonGinge wrote:

Oo, oo, oo. Powertap has just arrived.
Can't play, though. Going to the theatre tonight. Stupid King Lear, stupid Bard

Powertap! Hmmmmmm!!! Now that I splashed out on the wheels, powertap is going to have to wait until next year.

jonginge

janm399 wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

Oo, oo, oo. Powertap has just arrived.
Can't play, though. Going to the theatre tonight. Stupid King Lear, stupid Bard

Powertap! Hmmmmmm!!! Now that I splashed out on the wheels, powertap is going to have to wait until next year.

Yes, decided to act before the inevitable price rise. I now should post on the 'Today I will be mostly eating..' thread that bread and water is on the menu for the foreseeable future

janm399

JonGinge wrote:

Yes, decided to act before the inevitable price rise. I now should post on the 'Today I will be mostly eating..' thread that bread and water is on the menu for the foreseeable future

Training hard with Powertap, drinking water and eating only bread :shock: with the odd shot of protein drink. Does that mean that you'll lose weight and have super power for the TTs and races?

P.S. Don't say yes, it'd just make me want to close my eyes and get the credit card out, which would be bad.

jonginge

janm399 wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

Yes, decided to act before the inevitable price rise. I now should post on the 'Today I will be mostly eating..' thread that bread and water is on the menu for the foreseeable future

Training hard with Powertap, drinking water and eating only bread :shock: with the odd shot of protein drink. Does that mean that you'll lose weight and have super power for the TTs and races?

P.S. Don't say yes, it'd just make me want to close my eyes and get the credit card out, which would be bad.

No, no, no

There, guilt assuaged.
Those who know me will say I don't need to lose weight. Quite the reverse, possibly. I'll probably add a few biscuits to the diet, maybe some cake...

cjcp

Oh yes. You need a good meal all right. Until you put on some decent weight, stay indoors when it's windy.

jonginge

cjcp wrote:

Oh yes. You need a good meal all right. Until you put on some decent weight, stay indoors when it's windy.

The ride home on tuesday night was 'fun'

Feltup

Castelli Cronus Bibs have just arrived! The padding looks great. Can't wait for it to be warm enough to try them.

Tempestas

Just ordered a Thomson X4 stem and a pair of Castelli track mitts, sun must be out

AndyManc

Briko Katana Short Finger Gloves

The magic words being 60% 0ff





http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Briko_Katana_Short_Finger_Gloves/5360036316/

Soon be summer :roll:



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AndyManc

AndyManc wrote:

Briko Katana Short Finger Gloves

The magic words being 60% 0ff





http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Briko_Katana_Short_Finger_Gloves/5360036316/

Soon be summer :roll:



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They have just arrived .... very ,very good quality , lots of padding.



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Anonymous

Ok, here goes,

12-27 105 rear cassette
leg warmers
gilet
nice wooly hat
big bottle of PS22
2 tacx water bottles and bottle cages
2 inner tubes
ITm bar tape
Giordana bibshorts
Northwave tatu ss top (short sleeve not the nast ss type fellas)
Altura overshoes
Box of SIS orange gels.

My wife is unaware of this lot and if she ever finds out, well at least I will be single and do what I want to....

itboffin

One short ride through the forest (on the road) yesterday has cost me two new tyres I am very sad, those tyres looked after me all throughout the winter

It just wont be the same

il_principe

Tempted by this:

lost_in_thought

jashburnham wrote:

Tempted by this:

Seriously?