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

biondino

Hello, Specialized marketing dept's street team

Feltup

biondino wrote:

Hello, Specialized street marketing team

What were the clues that led you to this conclusion

jrduquemin

hehe, considering the amount of money I've spent on Spesh gear in the past 18 years, I think some free product wouldn't go amiss :-D

girv73

Mrs. G73's birthday present to me is replacement brake and gear cables for my old skool Zaskar- Transfil Nox stainless steel ones with carbon outers and sealed inner runs - and a collection of other miscellaneous brake and transmission parts and tools to fix up the ol' girl.

And, seeing as it's summer and I'm doing a wee sportive on Saturday, I bought me an Altura Pocket Rocket lightweight waterproof jacket.

Happy Birthday to me (for Thursday )

pst88

Following the recent interaction between my head and the floor I decided (ok, was coerced) to buy a helmet. Got the Giro Monza helmet in black: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Giro_Monza_Helmet/5360032021/. Having never worn a helmet before I have to say it was actually very comfortable and I barely noticed it was on when I was riding.

Also picked up a pair of '09 Specialised Gel Mitts to replace an '08 pair I shredded.
http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=9233
Liking the fact that all the padding is now gel but not convinced about the new synthetic leather palm instead of some polyester weave on the old pair. Only got them at lunch time so I haven't worn them whilst riding yet. I'll have to give them a few rides before casting my final judgement.

itboffin

My planet-x campy wheels arrived, they look nice if a little cheap which of course they were, we'll just have to see how they ride, once I buy the mechs, cassette & new chain that is

jonginge

itboffin wrote:

My planet-x campy wheels arrived, they look nice if a little cheap which of course they were, we'll just have to see how they ride, once I buy the mechs, cassette & new chain that is

May I direct your attention to:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Exc ... 81952.html

andy83

my first road bike

and what a dream it was to ride today, the speed and comfort is amazing

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/3388113/

Kieran_Burns

Used my new bib tights for the first time today.

Two things to note:

1. Yep they ARE way more confortable, until:
2. Crotch itch a a fecking nightmare! ARGH!!!! :oops:

lost_in_thought

Some second hand track wheels,



And an air chuck CO2 pump doobree

DomPro

2 x Vredstein Fortezza Quattro Tricomp tyres @ £45.

Anyone used these bad boys before? My old Pro 3 Race tyres look 100 years old already.

tardington

Is it one of you bidding on that red ortlieb courier bag on eBey? STOP NOW PLEASE

tardington

Nooooooooooo

redvee

A new mount kit for the camera, managed to kill the prongs on the camera mount



Had to go half way around the world to find it though, must add the mileage to the SCR stats table

tailwindhome

PBK gel mitts Reduced to £5.99!




PBK mitts Reduced to £3.43! 2of


Not a Maxima or Kharma, but these are tough times people

tailwindhome

Anyone tried Nalini shorts? How do they compare to DHB?

cjcp

Club bib shorts are Nalini. Very comfortable and have worn well.

SCR Pedro

WheezyMcChubby wrote:

Anyone tried Nalini shorts? How do they compare to DHB?

I have some of the 6 panel bibs from PBK. They are actually pretty good for the money, but they don't compare so well to my Santini shorts. I only have DHB 3/4's and the quality of the lycra and pad seems to be higher than Nalini.

Overall I find Nalini to be good value for dosh.

Pedro

itboffin

Can anyone recommend a cheap SSFG specific crankset the MTB set on my SS bow too much cause well MTB style riding instead of smooth efficient roadie style n ting.

No really I need a couple of sets if possible that don't cost silly money, this bike is not worth it.

Ta

itboffin

2 x KMC X10 chains
2 tubs of power for a little in ride pick me up
Cane Creek aero bar brake levers
gear cable inner
replacement spoke

Poor LBS owner I talked his ear off again

itboffin

Oh dear I kinda went all ceramic this evening and finished off my CX with Veloce 10 speed black naturally

rim tape
Deda Parabolica Uno TT Extensions
new sealed bearings for my Treks headset BUT I might go ceramic there too :roll:

Might even buy myself a set of pave tyres

AndyManc

One of these , decent sale price , though still costing more than it should IMO :roll:





http://tinyurl.com/pjfgot


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TopSpin

Have bought loads the last week:

2009 Specialized Tricross Singlecross
Specialized Windie Sport saddle
Bontrager white bottle cage
Continental GP 4000 tyres
Shimano Freewheel 16T sprocket
Aldi bike computer
Cateye Light set

Hope that's it for awhile, my wallet needs a rest.

tardington

I was going to get my fancy red jockey wheels - how much of a difference does them having ceramic bearings actually make? - mainly cos I was pushing the jockey wheels on the derailluer and they didn't spin freely. Is that normal too?

Eau Rouge

I'd been holding off on the purchases until the new bike turned up, which it finally did on Saturday. Coincidently, their was a Cycle Promotions event locally today. Still don't know if that was a good or a bad thing
Came away with....

Lusso CoolMax Pro-X bib shorts
Lusso Coolite jersey
Altura base layer (only 1 left in my size)
Chain whip, casette tool, simple bottle cage, PFairy repair kit, 3 inner tubes, some lube and

a Lampre cycle cap to match the bike

Just been out in the clothes. Previously it's been lycra under baggies. Felt a bit..funny..at first just having the shorts on, but even with the brand new saddle it was just lovely. To those of you here you have recommended bibs all this time, thank you. I wouldn't have bought them otherwise.

itboffin

tardie wrote:

I was going to get my fancy red jockey wheels - how much of a difference does them having ceramic bearings actually make? - mainly cos I was pushing the jockey wheels on the derailluer and they didn't spin freely. Is that normal too?

NO NO NO you want GOLD ceramic and the difference is amazing just spinning the bearings in the race you can tell home much smoother they are plus ceramic look cool which is v important hence the GOLD, bling bling.

Yes the derailleur should spin smoothly and quietly.

moonio

cars give me sooo much space now that I've fitted one of these...result!!!

tardington

itboffin wrote:

tardie wrote:

I was going to get my fancy red jockey wheels - how much of a difference does them having ceramic bearings actually make? - mainly cos I was pushing the jockey wheels on the derailluer and they didn't spin freely. Is that normal too?

NO NO NO you want GOLD ceramic and the difference is amazing just spinning the bearings in the race you can tell home much smoother they are plus ceramic look cool which is v important hence the GOLD, bling bling.

Yes the derailleur should spin smoothly and quietly.

If I got gold ones I could get the Halo gold capped skewers...

Moonio. Oh dear.

prawny

moonio wrote:

cars give me sooo much space now that I've fitted one of these...result!!!

I might get one so I can wear lycra without ruining my FCN hmmm (strokes chin)

Deadeye Duck

Jeantex Prato shorts. Anybody know if they're any good? I got them for free, so they can't be bad, but still...