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

il_principe

lost_in_thought wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

What would you say the predominant colour is of those shoes?

Nice buy, really like my mavics

@Christophe: very nice. It is for you, though, isn't it?

Yeah, I know, I know... blasted things. All the comfy ones seem to be in white, all the black ones seem to have swathes of red on them, which clearly won't match my bike!

"Oi LiT, WATCH OUT FOR THAT SLIPPERLY SLOPE!"

Ah, too late. So whatcha tarting next?

lost_in_thought

jashburnham wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

What would you say the predominant colour is of those shoes?

Nice buy, really like my mavics

@Christophe: very nice. It is for you, though, isn't it?

Yeah, I know, I know... blasted things. All the comfy ones seem to be in white, all the black ones seem to have swathes of red on them, which clearly won't match my bike!

"Oi LiT, WATCH OUT FOR THAT SLIPPERLY SLOPE!"

Ah, too late. So whatcha tarting next?

Nothing!

Actually, I do like the idea of doing half my bar tape black and half orange though, orange on the drops where I don't put my hands much, black up to the hoods... or something... which would work well with some orange and black tyres...

Nooooooo! Stop it!

Aaaaaaagh I'm falling!!!!

il_principe

@ LiT



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Christophe3967

Greg66 wrote:

Christophe3967 wrote:

Yes I'm keeping it and donating my Madone to the GF. I don't think that's too unfair.

Surely the person who's sense of fairness matters here is your GF's?

Anyhoo, whatcha speccing it with?

It was actually her idea. And she was in the bike shop whilst the deal was done. And kept asking about the price, and what difference DA would make for an extra £400 (plus nicer wheeels). So that'll be Ultegra then please. I'm keeping the Fulcrum 3s from the Madone, swapping the standard Aksiums over. I think I'll have the Michelin Pro 3s off it as well. Just need a girlie saddle a slightly shorter stem and some narrower bars, some flat pedals to get her going and she'll be fine

And ITB - you have quite enough bikes already :roll:

lost_in_thought

jashburnham wrote:

@ LiT



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Hmmmm, yes, but didn't you say that they hadn't made the 11sp ones yet? Ah the trials of having nice new kit...

biondino

Christophe3967 wrote:

Greg66 wrote:

Christophe3967 wrote:

Yes I'm keeping it and donating my Madone to the GF. I don't think that's too unfair.

Surely the person who's sense of fairness matters here is your GF's?

Anyhoo, whatcha speccing it with?

It was actually her idea. And she was in the bike shop whilst the deal was done. And kept asking about the price, and what difference DA would make for an extra £400 (plus nicer wheeels). So that'll be Ultegra then please. I'm keeping the Fulcrum 3s from the Madone, swapping the standard Aksiums over. I think I'll have the Michelin Pro 3s off it as well. Just need a girlie saddle a slightly shorter stem and some narrower bars, some flat pedals to get her going and she'll be fine

And ITB - you have quite enough bikes already :roll:

Christophe, I have a spare unused 40cm FSA Omega handlebar - it's the same bar as on my Focus, and only about £25 at Wiggle. I love it - it's got shallow drops and short reach, it's nicely shaped aluminium and despite its bargain price I'd get another in a flash. I have it spare as 40cm is just that bit too narrow for me. £15 plus postage and it's yours...

cjcp

Christophe3967 wrote:

Greg66 wrote:

Christophe3967 wrote:

Yes I'm keeping it and donating my Madone to the GF. I don't think that's too unfair.

Surely the person who's sense of fairness matters here is your GF's?

Anyhoo, whatcha speccing it with?

It was actually her idea. And she was in the bike shop whilst the deal was done. And kept asking about the price, and what difference DA would make for an extra £400 (plus nicer wheeels). So that'll be Ultegra then please. I'm keeping the Fulcrum 3s from the Madone, swapping the standard Aksiums over. I think I'll have the Michelin Pro 3s off it as well. Just need a girlie saddle a slightly shorter stem and some narrower bars, some flat pedals to get her going and she'll be fine

And ITB - you have quite enough bikes already :roll:

Keep the Fulcrums on the Madone, sell the Aksiums and put that money to upgrading the wheels for you. Then you have two sets of racier wheels.

Christophe3967

biondino wrote:

Christophe3967 wrote:

Greg66 wrote:

Christophe3967 wrote:

Yes I'm keeping it and donating my Madone to the GF. I don't think that's too unfair.

Surely the person who's sense of fairness matters here is your GF's?

Anyhoo, whatcha speccing it with?

It was actually her idea. And she was in the bike shop whilst the deal was done. And kept asking about the price, and what difference DA would make for an extra £400 (plus nicer wheeels). So that'll be Ultegra then please. I'm keeping the Fulcrum 3s from the Madone, swapping the standard Aksiums over. I think I'll have the Michelin Pro 3s off it as well. Just need a girlie saddle a slightly shorter stem and some narrower bars, some flat pedals to get her going and she'll be fine

And ITB - you have quite enough bikes already :roll:

Christophe, I have a spare unused 40cm FSA Omega handlebar - it's the same bar as on my Focus, and only about £25 at Wiggle. I love it - it's got shallow drops and short reach, it's nicely shaped aluminium and despite its bargain price I'd get another in a flash. I have it spare as 40cm is just that bit too narrow for me. £15 plus postage and it's yours...

Thanks I'll let you know on this - I've ordered 40cm bars and Prologue are swapping them over, so looks like we should be OK for bars.

@ CJCP - stop it. I've just got away with splashing the best part of £2K. I have promised faithfully not to spend any more money on bikes ever. So obviously I'll be keeping that promise.

itboffin

Christophe3967 wrote:

Greg66 wrote:

Christophe3967 wrote:

Yes I'm keeping it and donating my Madone to the GF. I don't think that's too unfair.

Surely the person who's sense of fairness matters here is your GF's?

Anyhoo, whatcha speccing it with?

It was actually her idea. And she was in the bike shop whilst the deal was done. And kept asking about the price, and what difference DA would make for an extra £400 (plus nicer wheeels). So that'll be Ultegra then please. I'm keeping the Fulcrum 3s from the Madone, swapping the standard Aksiums over. I think I'll have the Michelin Pro 3s off it as well. Just need a girlie saddle a slightly shorter stem and some narrower bars, some flat pedals to get her going and she'll be fine

And ITB - you have quite enough bikes already :roll:

Have you had a knock on the head or something, how can anyone have too many bikes!?! and flat pedals on a Madone? for the love of God man nooooooooooo!!!!! that would be like fitting LiT Viner with a giant sprung Brooks saddle :shock:

Also if you have Fulcrums on the Madone currently doesn't that mean your running campy groupset as well?

This is all very confusing :?

itboffin

Ha too many bikes eh? are those all yours?

redvee

sarajoy wrote:

I've had people respond to me with "ew, bikes in the kitchen, aren't they dirty?"

"Can be, but it's a wipe-clean floor "

"But close to all the food...?"

"Where else do you suggest I stick bikes, in a 1st floor flat with no communal space for them?

Ditto, though mine lives under the window in the kitchen/lounge/computer room

Christophe3967

itboffin wrote:

Ha too many bikes eh? are those all yours?

Errm. Well some of them might be... :oops:

And flat pedals are only temporary. Small steps and all that.... It could have been much worse...

Yes, the fulcrums are shimano compatible. And they look better on the new bike, which is a better ride than I thought it would be, (although only a few laps of RP so far). No frame flex as far as I can tell and went round anti clockwise on the big ring. But not clockwise, obviously

Now I just need to get the boy a road bike and we're there... Isla bikes seems to be the best bet, unless anyone has any other ideas?

itboffin

I'm watching you Christophe3967

itboffin

Wow this thread is a little slow these days, lets see if I can do something about that.

Having just received a call from the PM it seems the economy needs a little help getting back on it's feet, to this end I have officially suspended my current period of semi spending retirement to return to the beautiful game we call SCR, having had plenty of time to consider my awesome budget forecast and economic kickstart 5 year totally credit plan I've decided to start by covering all available space in my house with expensive Carbon & Ti cycle bikes and parts.

Let the shopping commence :roll:

Wiggle et al standby for frenzied binge shopping of legendary proportions.

il_principe

A White Industries ENO 16T freewheel:



And KMC 1/8 Chain in what I hope is exactly the same colour as the Pearson:



Blingtastic.

and congrats again ITB.

jonginge

itboffin wrote:

Wow this thread is a little slow these days, lets see if I can do something about that.

Having just received a call from the PM it seems the economy needs a little help getting back on it's feet, to this end I have officially suspended my current period of semi spending retirement to return to the beautiful game we call SCR, having had plenty of time to consider my awesome budget forecast and economic kickstart 5 year totally credit plan I've decided to start by covering all available space in my house with expensive Carbon & Ti cycle bikes and parts.

Let the shopping commence :roll:

Wiggle et al standby for frenzied binge shopping of legendary proportions.

Wiggle are getting concerned for my wellbeing. Their email newsletters seem to be getting increasingly plaintive. It has been over a month since my last order. Not usual behaviour

Congrats on the return to full SCR status ITB

ratherbeintobago

A Super Six 105. What you can't see on that picture is the blue tyres :-/

RBIT

itboffin

Woa Jash that's a might fine purchase

thanks again chaps

prawny

Argh my eyes!



It's much brighter than in the pic. I'm gonna buy a shed load before they run out.

Kieran_Burns

JonGinge wrote:

Wiggle are getting concerned for my wellbeing. Their email newsletters seem to be getting increasingly plaintive. It has been over a month since my last order. Not usual behaviour

Congrats on the return to full SCR status ITB

I got one o' them Mr Burns: we haven't heard from you for a while....

and they had DHB bib tights on offer... gits 8) So I got them and some bib shorts as well.

Chubby blokes like me just don't look right whatever they wear, so I figure if ANYTHING can help keep the gut in while I try to get rid of it, it has to be a good idea!

il_principe

ratherbeintobago wrote:

A Super Six 105. What you can't see on that picture is the blue tyres :-/

RBIT

Nice. The od FCN is gonna drop...

itboffin

TT frame from a well know LBS
cheap headset to match
more Castelli stuff actually too much to list right now
Brooks B17 saddle (black)

just getting warmed up 8)

always_tyred

itboffin wrote:

TT frame from a well know LBS
cheap headset to match
more Castelli stuff actually too much to list right now
Brooks B17 saddle (black)

just getting warmed up 8)

How big WAS your signing bonus/severance package* exactly, ITB?




*delete as applicable... or not, if it isn't.

whyamihere

Ribble TT frame
Headset
Base bar and brake levers
Ultegra 8 speed shifters
Cables
Assos shorts
Brooks B17
Specialized BG gloves

Er, there might be more...

greg66_tri_v2.0

Always Tyred wrote:

itboffin wrote:

TT frame from a well know LBS
cheap headset to match
more Castelli stuff actually too much to list right now
Brooks B17 saddle (black)

just getting warmed up 8)

How big WAS your signing bonus/severance package* exactly, ITB?




*delete as applicable... or not, if it isn't.

And can you post a picture of the huge house that the owner of your LBS lives in? With an arrow pointing at it, and "I could have bought this" scrawled on the picture in your handwriting?

biondino

WANT

il_principe

biondino wrote:

WANT

From their website:

• Illuminates that an average person can easily bike 10-15 mph

AndyManc

These ............




http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/criterium-3-4-bib-shorts-ec018001




.

itboffin

AndyManc you truly have gone over to the dark side you know you one step away full full aero

itboffin

So anyone who may have recently bought a B17 just how much did you pay?