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  • carlessbrit
    carlessbrit Posts: 34
    edited March 2009
    shirt for summer http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-d ... T-SUM.html
    shirt for summer http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-d ... AN-SUM.htm
    shorts liner with chamois(to wear under ultra lightweight loose fit outer shorts) for comfort and modesty! http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/product-d ... UL-SHO.htm

    from http://www.groundeffect.co.nz/index.htm

    I have been real happy with their products, good prize, simple and stylin and the shorts liner great fit, real breathable, lightweight,good chamois.
    http://carlessbrit.tumblr.com/
    carless for 6 months as an experiment - started a year ago - now carlessness seems the norm
  • carlessbrit
    carlessbrit Posts: 34
    http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/257

    simple and happy with it
    http://carlessbrit.tumblr.com/
    carless for 6 months as an experiment - started a year ago - now carlessness seems the norm
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    New vintage cycling toip - £1.70 from ebay:

    235950219_tp.jpg

    Look - it has a big unicorn on it!

    235950227_tp.jpg
    My Focus / My Bob Jackson
    Blog (incl. bikes)
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Rapha long fingered gloves £20 from the sample sale a while back, someone picked them up for me..

    not bad... better than 'the claw' from assos :lol:
    Purveyor of sonic doom

    Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
    Fixed Pista- FCN 5
    Beared Bromptonite - FCN 14
  • carlessbrit
    carlessbrit Posts: 34
    http://twitpic.com/1z5zq
    cracked front forks, dangerous! new ones on the way!
    http://carlessbrit.tumblr.com/
    carless for 6 months as an experiment - started a year ago - now carlessness seems the norm
  • DomPro
    DomPro Posts: 321
    Shimano R540 pedals @ £30 (ebay)
    Shimano R099 SPD-SL shoes @ £50 (CRC)

    Both were heavily discounted. :)
    Shazam !!
  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    carlessbrit wrote:
    http://twitpic.com/1z5zq
    cracked front forks, dangerous! new ones on the way!

    That is one hell of a crack!
    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
  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    Fulcrum 5's, now if I can just find a way to conceal them down my trousers in order to sneak them past the commandant......
    Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • Yeti_man
    Yeti_man Posts: 72
    Fox Talas RLC 15mm. QR http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... 5-09-31266

    Got them for £600

    and new 2008 RP23 for £185
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Robmanic1 wrote:
    Fulcrum 5's, now if I can just find a way to conceal them down my trousers in order to sneak them past the commandant......
    Is that a skewer in your pocket are or you just happy to see me?
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    A chain and some links
    A spacer
    Three inner tubes
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Fenwicks FS-1 degreaser, gin was getting boring :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.
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    DID Racing Pro chain for the project
    Purveyor of sonic doom

    Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
    Fixed Pista- FCN 5
    Beared Bromptonite - FCN 14
  • de_sisti
    de_sisti Posts: 1,283
    I've just bought 3 tubs of this. My nether regions will thank me.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    ITB, is the west country alcoholic persona accurate or for laffs? Cos I'm wondering if you need an intervention...
    My Focus / My Bob Jackson
    Blog (incl. bikes)
  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    Xero lite XR-1's I am clutching at straws to lighten both myself and the bike up ready for the Fred Whitton. These wheels are more aero than my Aksiums and about 300-400g lighter, every little bit helps.
    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
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    biondino wrote:
    ITB, is the west country alcoholic persona accurate or for laffs? Cos I'm wondering if you need an intervention...

    :roll:
    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.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I have a real emergency panic purchase this morning....my most important piece of cycling kit is damaged.

    The glass jar of my Bodum is broken     :shock:

    WTF NO coffee Noooooooooooooooo!!!! how could this happen, no spares :cry:

    Note to self ALWAYS HAVE MORE THAN ONE CAFETERIA

    I might have to call 999 this is an emergency :?
    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.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    ONZA single speed spacer kit and 15T cog :wink:

    Same price as a cheap freewheel, if it works out okay I will splash out on a bling bling CNC kit from Velosolo.
    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.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    One of these:

    112317.jpg

    It made me giggle...
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    One of these:

    112317.jpg

    It made me giggle...

    :lol:

    Do they have shorts to match?
    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.
  • ednino
    ednino Posts: 684
    Fox F80 forks

    now converted to 100mm travel :D
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    One of these:

    112317.jpg

    It made me giggle...

    Nice.

    For Australia, I take it. Not over here. Uh-uh.

    Started looking at Q-Rings last night. The first seeping crack in the dam has appeared...

    (ultimately this will lead to Q-Rings, Rotor Agilis crankset and a Cinqo. Twice. Owwww!).
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    One of these:

    112317.jpg

    It made me giggle...
    That's LiT's shirt, and those are Don_Don's cold, dead hands.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Greg66 wrote:
    Started looking at Q-Rings last night. The first seeping crack in the dam has appeared...

    (ultimately this will lead to Q-Rings, Rotor Agilis crankset and a Cinqo. Twice. Owwww!).

    Ooo, componentry p0rn. :D Does Mrs66 know you're on the slippery slope?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Always Tyred wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    One of these:

    112317.jpg

    It made me giggle...
    That's LiT's shirt, and those are Don_Don's cold, dead hands.

    Post Of The Month.

    Chapeau!
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    cjcp wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Started looking at Q-Rings last night. The first seeping crack in the dam has appeared...

    (ultimately this will lead to Q-Rings, Rotor Agilis crankset and a Cinqo. Twice. Owwww!).

    Ooo, componentry p0rn. :D Does Mrs66 know you're on the slippery slope?

    I'm still breathing. What do you think? :D

    It's still quite along term plan. Get the Q-Rings, try them out. Then get the rest of the crankset. Then the Cinqo. By then Quarq might even have finished its own head unit. Yes, it's *that* long term!
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Do you reckon Q-Rings actually work then? I've been watching the Pro uptake with interest, there's something in this isn't there?
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    cjcp wrote:
    Greg66 wrote:
    Started looking at Q-Rings last night. The first seeping crack in the dam has appeared...

    (ultimately this will lead to Q-Rings, Rotor Agilis crankset and a Cinqo. Twice. Owwww!).

    Ooo, componentry p0rn. :D Does Mrs66 know you're on the slippery slope?

    I've been looking at those as well. I told myself to stop being silly. I didn't listen. :oops:

    EDIT: the Cinqo, that is... don't know what the rest is!
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Problem as I see it is this:

    Last of all, (only do this once you feel 100% at ease and natural riding Q-Rings) you may
    consider going for a ride on a bike with round chainrings again. This will allow you to compare
    the difference to round rings and Q-Rings, and feel the disadvantages round rings give in
    regards to your new Q-perspective. If you do this again after 2-3 months riding Q’s, it is likely
    that you will notice a significant increase in lactate concentrations when pushing yourself hard
    on the round rings.

    I'd only want them on the Prince, and I'm not sure that would work really as you have to retrain your legs & brain. I guess I'd have to commute on the good bike for a month...

    Also not sure they do a Campag compatible 50/34 yet.

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