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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    castelli-9008-med.jpg
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Caste ... 360042305/

    Finally succumbed...
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    From Wiggle I have just purchased a Giro Atmos in blue and white to replace my out-of-warranty (according to Madison) Giro Animas.
    2010 Lynskey R230
    2013 Yeti SB66
  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    Pack of 5 Vittoria Road inner tubes
    Pair of brake blocks
    dhb-Earnley Roubaix arm warmers
    2 pairs of DeFeet socks
    Crank Brothers multitool
    Topeak Aero Wedge under-saddle bag so I don't have to put my keys & tools in my jersey back pocket

    Not very exciting, granted.
    MTB commuter / 531c commuter / CR1 Team 2009 / RockHopper Pro Disc / 10 mile PB: 25:52 (Jun 2014)
  • jrduquemin
    jrduquemin Posts: 791
    Agent57 wrote:
    Pack of 5 Vittoria Road inner tubes
    Pair of brake blocks
    dhb-Earnley Roubaix arm warmers
    2 pairs of DeFeet socks
    Crank Brothers multitool
    Topeak Aero Wedge under-saddle bag so I don't have to put my keys & tools in my jersey back pocket

    Not very exciting, granted.

    All handy things to have however. Better to have and not need, than to need and not have :-)
    2010 Lynskey R230
    2013 Yeti SB66
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    My Campy Veloce Mech's arrived and i'm disappointed it looks cheap & heavy, I thought it would at least look as good as 105 :(

    This stuff had better shift as well as Shimano or i'll be PISSED!!! :evil:
    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
    tardie wrote:
    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.

    The ceramic wheels should last longer, same as with ceramic wheel rims.

    How many miles have they done though? My Ultegra rear mech is well over the 10,000 mile mark. Every so often, I clean it and spray lube on it to let it soak in overnight.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    I bet you do you pervert :?
    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.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    itboffin wrote:
    My Campy Veloce Mech's arrived and i'm disappointed it looks cheap & heavy, I thought it would at least look as good as 105 :(

    This stuff had better shift as well as Shimano or i'll be PISSED!!! :evil:

    HAHAHAHAHAHA no seriously. *snigger*
    My Focus / My Bob Jackson
    Blog (incl. bikes)
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    Cjcp - um, none? It's not even fitted yet! But bling is bling, as they say.

    Biondino - be nice to itboffin. He is Special!
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    biondino wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    My Campy Veloce Mech's arrived and i'm disappointed it looks cheap & heavy, I thought it would at least look as good as 105 :(

    This stuff had better shift as well as Shimano or i'll be PISSED!!! :evil:

    HAHAHAHAHAHA no seriously. *snigger*

    Good job i've order a shed load of Dura Ace for my next project :D it's should arrive tomorrow :D
    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.
  • bomberesque
    bomberesque Posts: 1,701
    go go blingbling singlespeed!

    Ibis Tranny frame in Copper (thx Mrs B for picking it up in Canada for me)
    Easton XC1s and XTR brake dealio from Merlin
    Nuke Proof carbone fork
    Middleburn RS7 Uno crankset
    various other carbone lovelies

    sadly my knee is mashed up atm after a fall 2 weeks ago plus teh CRC panguin only sent me one crankarm rather than the traditional pair so I'll have to wait a while before actually riding it, but I hope I'm out in the next 2 weeks.

    the most expensive bike I've ever built and it only has one gear and no suspension :-S
    Everything in moderation ... except beer
    Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer

    If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
    then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
    ... or being punched by it, depending on the day
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Two ebay jerseys

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    262015680_tp.jpg

    The second one was less than a fiver! :D
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Two ebay jerseys

    262014947_tp.jpg

    262015680_tp.jpg

    The second one was less than a fiver! :D

    Can't think why :P
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    I'M I'M BLIND!!!!!



    That first one IS funky though :D
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    My eyes, my eyes.

    Like the top one
    FCN 2-4 "Shut up legs", Jens Voigt
    Planet-x Scott
    Rides
  • Stuey01
    Stuey01 Posts: 1,273
    I wonder why?

    :twisted:
    Not climber, not sprinter, not rouleur
  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    They certainly saw you coming (at least they will now)!!
    Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • Mickey Eye
    Mickey Eye Posts: 590
    Where the hell do you buy a Norwegian police shirt? I want one, except I suspect I'd get in trouble wearing it.

    I bought a new Giro Athlon helmet on Tuesday, and crashed quite badly today. Alas I did not hit my head.

    No image as my hosting appears to hate me right now.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Oi! How rude... :D

    I agree the Politi one is good, and I liked the second one. I'm going to wear it to the morpeth and blind you all.... :P

    Oh and you're a fine one to talk, papa smurf...
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Oi! How rude... :D

    I agree the Politi one is good, and I liked the second one. I'm going to wear it to the morpeth and blind you all.... :P

    Oh and you're a fine one to talk, papa smurf...

    Oi!

    At least when I walk in to a room, people don't thinking they've been slipped a tab of LSD. :P
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    Are there not laws against wearing loud clothing in built-up areas?
    Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34335188@N07/3336802663/
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Greg66 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Two ebay jerseys

    262014947_tp.jpg

    262015680_tp.jpg

    The second one was less than a fiver! :D

    Can't think why :P

    hahahahaha!

    I was watching that Politi one! Bought a handlebar, stem brake combo instead....!
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Greg66 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Oi! How rude... :D

    I agree the Politi one is good, and I liked the second one. I'm going to wear it to the morpeth and blind you all.... :P

    Oh and you're a fine one to talk, papa smurf...

    Oi!

    At least when I walk in to a room, people don't thinking they've been slipped a tab of LSD. :P

    Just you wait.

    I'm going to get some matching shorts... :lol:
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    gtvlusso wrote:
    I was watching that Politi one! Bought a handlebar, stem brake combo instead....!

    Stem brake? Pictures please!
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Tsk tsk!

    Here you go:

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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    I may buy this though as I am a big fan of Martini (well, technically it is a Gibson 3 parts Gin to 1 part Vermouth with a cokctail onion).

    !BR-2UO!BGk~$(KGrHgoOKjYEjlLmYLs0BK!zW+2Jt!~~_1.JPG
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    LiT -it doesn't say 'Scritti' on the front does it?
  • Tempestas
    Tempestas Posts: 486
    Couldn't resist these, I can use them on my race bike, track bike and if the sun is out on my SS commuter :D


    pro-lite-vicenza-rct-zoom.jpg

    They even arrived with a track sprocket fitted on the opposite side of the cassette :shock:

    Really neat hub design as well, you just slide the axle and freehub out and the track axle slides back in and covers what's left
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    tardie wrote:
    Cjcp - um, none? It's not even fitted yet! But bling is bling, as they say.

    Ah, I see. Sorry. I mis-read your post.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    A vintage (96) team Carrera jersey. I think I'm getting the bug for these vintage tops :roll:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

    Revised FCN - 2

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